My old homestead the Commonwealth of Virginia (first in my heart!) posted this video (about 20 min.) on how to live with the growing black bear population of Virginia. I think it is interesting by itself, but also is applicable to those of us who live near or may encounter black bears.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6LUih6YuBLY

I like the ultimate conclusion: managing bears, easy, managing humans, hard!