they've been spotted in trees and here, one is just casually walking down the street broad daylight. they have become way too comfortable with the surroundings, says one resident, richard, who didn't want his last name used. >> there's an actual walkway of the bears between my home and the immediate neighbors. we see them on a regular basis, especially the night before garbage pickup. >> reporter: if home owners are not really careful with their trash, wildlife officials say it's a no brainer. the bears are going to keep coming. >> unless we get full cooperation with everybody in every neighborhood around here, the bears will come in for a free lunch. they're going to stay where the food is. >> reporter: unprovoked black bear attacks in florida are extremely rare. the first ever documented by the wildlife commission was last year. the problem, biologists say, is that people are now living in areas the bears once called home. and bears like to roam.