Recent News Releases 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 Secure Food, Trash and Other Summer Attractants: Keep Tahoe Bears Wild! August 16, 2022 Summer can be a tough time to be a bear. Green grasses have dried up and berries haven’t quite ripened for eating yet, causing black bears to move around more in search of easy food. This means there is a lot to think about when living, visiting, or recreating in the Lake Tahoe Basin this time of year. Continue reading... Categories: Bears, Education, Human Wildlife Conflict Tagged: Lake TahoeBlack bears.SummerConflictGarbage El Comienzo del Verano Es un Tiempo Activo Para Los Ositos June 22, 2022 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Verano está aquí y el número de visitantes está aumentando en la cuenca del Lago Tahoe (Lake Tahoe). Esto trae una mayor oportunidad de encontrarse con una familia de osos, junto con más comida humana y fuentes de basurero en la cuenca del Lake Tahoe. Continue reading... Categories: Bears Tagged: Lake TahoeOsos Early Summer Is an Active Time for Bear Cubs and Yearlings: Keep Tahoe Bears Wild! June 21, 2022 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Summer is here at Lake Tahoe and that means more visitors recreating in bear habitat, which increases the chance of encountering a bear – or a family of bears. Increased visitation also brings more temptations for bears to discover human food and garbage sources. Continue reading... Categories: Bears, Human Wildlife Conflict Tagged: Lake TahoeBlack BearsSummerKeep Tahoe Bears Wild 12Next
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