Media Contact Contact an Information Officer Related News Feeds California Outdoors Q&A OSPR News Marine Region News Subscribe Subscribe to CDFW News releases via email or text.* Sign Up(opens in new tab) *Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. Follow Us Follow on Twitter @CaliforniaDFW(opens in new tab) Follow on Facebook(opens in new tab) Search News 2022-2024 News Releases Fall Colors and Cooler Temperatures in Tahoe Mean Black Bear Behavior Is Also Changing October 25, 2023 In the Tahoe Basin, the changing leaves and cooler temperatures can only mean one thing – fall is here. With the transition of the seasons, bears are changing their behavior as well. Continue reading... Categories: Bears, Environment, Human Wildlife Conflict, Urban Wildlife Tagged: Black BearsTahoe BasinHyperphagiaHuman-Wildlife Conflict Spring Is an Active Time for Tahoe Bear Cubs and Yearlings May 24, 2023 As temperatures start to warm and snow begins to melt, a new crop of bear cubs are emerging from winter dens with their mothers. Continue reading... Categories: Bears Tagged: Lake TahoeBlack BearsCubsYearlings Spring Weather Is Coming, and With It Some Very Hungry Bears March 29, 2023 The snow will be melting soon in the Lake Tahoe region and a heavy winter will give way to a busy spring for wildlife in the area. Bears that have been in winter dens will be emerging soon and they will be hungry! Continue reading... Categories: Bears, Human Wildlife Conflict Tagged: Black BearsLake TahoeSpringKeep Tahoe Bears Wild California and Nevada Get BearWise January 31, 2023 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) are proud to support BearWise, the innovative North American program that helps people live more responsibly with bears. Continue reading... Categories: Bears, Education, Human Wildlife Conflict, Wildlife Tagged: BearWiseLake TahoeBlack Bears Lake Tahoe Bears Seeking Food for Winter November 1, 2022 Fall is underway in the Tahoe Basin and Lake Tahoe bears are hungry! Autumn is the time of year when bears enter hyperphagia, a phase they go through when they seek massive amounts of calories before entering their winter dens. Continue reading... Categories: Bears, Wildlife, Wildlife Health Tagged: Lake TahoeBlack BearsCoexistFallHyperphagia Prev123Next