Goings-on with black bears in the Tahoe Basin and beyond Search this Blog Subscribe Sign up to receive "Bear Naked Truth" articles by email. Email Subscribe At Home Checklist Will Help Keep Property, Pets Safe From Bears This Spring April 21, 2023 Are your bird feeders down, your BBQ clean and your bee boxes protected? If you live or maintain a residence in bear country, it’s time to prepare for spring bear activity. That means eliminating attractants that can bring bears to your mountain home and property. Even unlikely attractants such as plant fertilizer, gasoline and antifreeze can bring bears around. A bear’s nose is 100 times more powerful than a human’s and seven times stronger than that of a bloodhound. The “BearWise At Home Checklist” can help keep people, pets and property safe this spring – and bears wild. Continue reading... Categories: Hibernation, Human Wildlife Conflict, South Lake Tahoe Tagged: Black BearsSpring ChecklistBearWise 1234Next Resources BearWise(opens in new tab) Bear Aware Guide for Homeowners (PDF)(opens in new tab) Bear Aware Guide for Campers (PDF) (opens in new tab) Keep Tahoe Bears Wild(opens in new tab) Black Bear Management and Biology Contact For Emergencies: Call 9-1-1 Report Tahoe Bear Sightings, Conflicts by Phone: (916) 358-2917 Report Tahoe Bear Sightings, Conflicts Online: Wildlife Incident Reporting (WIR) Report a Bear Mortality Report Poachers, Polluters and Other Wildlife Crimes: CalTIP