Man Befriends A Bear Over The Years – Then She Brings Her New Cubs To Meet Him

One man, Patrick Conley from Asheville, North Carolina, has had many encounters with bears since the late summer of 2017 when a bear family began to visit his home. The man lives in the Beaverdam Valley, where local bears are habituated, meaning they are familiar with and typically ignore humans. But this one family has come to know Conley and often pays him visits in his front yard and porch.