Goings-on with black bears in the Tahoe Basin and beyond CDFW Seeks Public Comment on Draft Black Bear Conservation Plan April 24, 2024 CDFW’s existing black bear management plan was last updated in 1998 and there have been significant advancements in scientific methodologies and wildlife population modeling since then. The new conservation plan incorporates these advancements and includes contemporary scientific methods like using an integrated population model to determine population sizes and trends. Integrated population models use multiple sources of data, are robust enough to account for changes in hunting opportunity and produce accurate estimates of California’s black bear population size. This approach allows the Department a strong basis for effective and evidence-based conservation and adaptive management. The draft plan also calls for the creation of nine different Bear Conservation Regions throughout the state where bear populations would be monitored and potentially managed based on specific needs. Among the goals identified in the draft plan are conserving the state’s black bear population and their habitats, recognizing black bears as an important game species and offering more educational and safe viewing opportunities for the public while minimizing human-black bear conflict. In the coming weeks, CDFW will host a virtual informational public meeting to provide an overview of the draft plan. The most up-to-date information regarding this meeting will be posted on CDFW’s Public Notices and Meetings web page when the information becomes available. Please locate the draft plan and options on how to provide public comment on the CDFW Black Bear page. CDFW is asking for comments to be provided by June 14, 2024. Categories: Conservation, General, Public Safety Tagged: Related Articles Science-Based Messaging Behind BearWise In January, CDFW and the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) jointly announced their formal partnership with the national nonprofit BearWise, which was developed by leading black bear biologists to provide resources, information and consistent, science-based messaging on how to minimize black bear conflicts. CDFW Ends Trapping Effort of Public Safety Bear The California Department of Fish and Wildlife recently ended multi-trap effort to remove a public safety bear from Lake Tahoe’s North Shore . CDFW, State Parks Team Up on Tahoe Bear Research Effort CDFW and California State Parks are teaming up for a black bear research project in the Lake Tahoe Basin starting this Fall. CDFW Captures South Lake Tahoe Conflict Bear and Her Three Cubs Wildlife biologists for CDFW this morning safely immobilized a large female conflict bear responsible for at least 21 DNA-confirmed home break-ins and extensive property damage in the South Lake Tahoe area since 2022. Her three cubs were also captured in the effort. The Food-Habituated Tahoe Keys Bear The California Department of Fish and wildlife (CDFW) is conducting a special trapping effort for a specific male bear, weighing approximately 500 pounds, in the Tahoe Keys area of South Lake Tahoe. DNA Evidence Prompts Revised Response to Tahoe Keys Bear Incidents Incidents with black bears in the Tahoe Keys area of South Lake Tahoe are getting national and international attention. Tahoe is natural bear habitat, and CDFW takes each of these periodic incidents seriously. Comments are closed.
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