In the Twin Cites (St. Paul-Minneapolis area) we have had bears, moose, coyotes and cougar sightings in our suburban neighborhoods. I do not know what is causing all of this, but I do know that animals are not fearing the humans, and this can become dangerous to the communities families. Many areas of the United States is having animal control problems when what was natural habitate has been turned into new housing developments, with no consideration of the effect of reduce natural habitate for the wildlife......... Two years ago a cougar was killed less than two miles from the Mall of American in Bloomington, MN, when DNR hired out of state trackers to terminate the animal.