Subscribe Sign up to receive "Bear Naked Truth" articles by email. Email Subscribe Explore this Blog Most Recent Bear Canisters Now Required for Backpackers in Desolation Wilderness July 18, 2022 Tamarack Fire Bear Appears Healthy, Thriving in Tahoe Basin June 3, 2022 CDFW Begins Trap-Tag-Haze Efforts in South Lake Tahoe May 9, 2022 Siskiyou County Man Pleads Guilty to Taking Bear Cubs March 15, 2022 DNA Evidence Prompts Revised Response to Tahoe Keys Bear Incidents February 24, 2022 Read More 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 Resources Keep Me Wild: Black Bear Bear Aware Guide for Homeowners (PDF) Bear Aware Guide for Campers (PDF) Keep Tahoe Bears Wild Black Bear Management and Biology CDFW Statewide Black Bear Policy CDFW Black Bear Depredation Policy