run away
If the man has a gun then the bear is stuffed but they have claws and stuff and their fur camouflages into the snow.
They would use their powerful teeth and massive claws and strength, but their only true enemy is man.
NOTHING
They have many ways to defend them self like speed,size,claws,and teeth.it depnends on the type of bear it is sometimes with their claws or tethsome climb trees and some run away and dont protect them selvesbears protect them self by standing on their hind legs and making them self look bigger than they really are... etc.
Black bear predators include other black bears, man, and grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horriblis) which are not present at Shenandoah. Coyotes (Canis latrans) and bobcat (Felix rufus) may prey on cubs.
Yes, in the far eastern reaches of Asia, the tiger is sympatric with the Sun Bear, the Asiatic Black Bear, the Sloth Bear, and actively predates upon them. Subadult male/adult female Brown Bears and cubs are occasionally taken too. With regards: Asshur
be allowed to protect themselves in their homes
Other than Man, very few predators living in the same area's occupied by black bears are capable of hunting and killing it. Larger black bears and other species of bear may do so when territories cross. Should the bear die from causes other than attack then many of the carrion and opportunistic feeders will eat the flesh. Man often hunts and eats the flesh of black bears.
The University of Maine Black Bears. The name of the mascot that shows up at the games is Bananas the black bear.
A bear on the top of the food chain.
A black bear's natural enemies are grizzly bears and wolves; however, men and dogs are also enemies to black bears. All bears seem to lack the ability to commit to a target, so even two dogs can run the largest of bears to a state of exhaustion. Polar bears have been known to get over-heated and faint while being harassed by sled dogs - after which all the musher has to do is walk up with a harpoon and kill the poor beast.Other black bear sows with cubs, possibly cougars, possibly wolves, man, grizzlies.
Not necessarily, but if they are provoked they will attack people. They are not man eaters.