Bears and humans often get into conflicts. Sharing the same habitat, it can be expected. But can it really be called "sharing" when humans have slowly been taking that habitat away from the bears? For example, Grizzly Bears used to roam the plains of Alberta, but the coming of people has driven them to take residnce in the mountains, almost exclusively. People need to be aware of the issue, and do everything that they can to stop confrontations with bears.
The big problem is that because of human-bear conflicts, be it through loss of habitat or hunting, bears numbers are declining rapidly world wide. This needs to stop, being that bears are so high up in the food chain.
Many people, even people that live in areas in the mountains where most bears are found, do not understand them. Many people believe that bears are unpredictable and dangerous, often times persuaded by television, movies, and all forms of the media. Perhaps when people understand what bears are, and what they can do, people will respect bears for what they are.
The problem with these encounters is that often authorities take the human side of the conflict, and just kill off the bear. But in most cases, the human is actually at fault, having handled an encounter wrong or by attracting the bear by leaving garbage or food in a place where a bear can get it.