Read about BEAR League’s early days and learn how Tahoe’s relationship with bears has evolved.

October 4th, 1996. Tahoe neighbors mourn bears, berate tourist
1996. How other areas are dealing with bears.
September 24th, 1998. Neighbors outraged by killing of bear, cub.
October 7th, 1998. Close encounters of furry kind usually aren’t dangerous.
October 8th, 1998. Bear Preservation Fund established.
November 26th, 1998. Bear activists: ‘Our goal is no more killing’.
December 31st, 1998. Baby bear is hibernating safely.
March 19th, 1999. Bear advocates set for summer.
November 25th, 1999. Oliver’s story ends on highway.
April 13th, 2000. ‘A fed bear is a dead bear’.
May 20th, 2000. Children, preservationists share common goal.
September 20th, 2001. Bear necessities.
December 19th, 2001. Tahoe can’t put a lid on bear problem.
July 18th, 2002. Search still on for bear killer.
November 19th, 2002. Problem bears systematically killed.
November, 2002. Officers get tools to scare the bears.
December 2nd, 2002. Many gather to protest bear killings.
February 8th, 2006. BEAR League to the rescue.
February 15th, 2006. Bear advocate on TV documentary.
April 7th, 2006. Karelian pups will be trained to chase bears.
April 23rd, 2006. Bears on the prowl in Tahoe as winter hibernations wane.
August 10th, 2006. County tackles bear problems with more notices.
October 11th, 2006. Education key to survival.

December 24th, 2006. Lake Tahoe’s unwelcome houseguest — the bear.
December 25th, 2006. Bear eats winning gingerbread house in Tahoe City.
July 28th, 2007. Making life bearable — Tahoe woman tries to keep fur from flying.
August 2nd, 2007. Hungry bears are lured by the well-stocked home.
August 31st, 2007. New approach to bear problem: BEAR League eyes backcountry feeding mission.
September 28th, 2007. Dramatic rescue of 250lb. bear near Truckee.
January 22nd, 2008. Seeking a bruin solution: Bears will make Placer agenda.
July 23rd, 2008. Bear problems down in Incline Village.
August 20th, 2008. Organs taken from dead bear near Truckee.
August 22nd, 2008. Dead bear’s gallbladder removed in possible Tahoe poaching case.
October 3rd, 2008. A quiet year for bears: Bear activity lower than previous summers.
August 9th, 2009. Bear activity picks up at Tahoe.
August 10th, 2009. ‘Burglarizing bears’ tear through Tahoe cabins.
September 9th, 2009. Lake Tahoe bear season down, but maybe not out.
December 2nd, 2009. 700-pound bear’s fate all-but determined as Tahoe officials continue search.
March 30th, 2010. With hungry bears rising early, Tahoe area residents put on alert.
June 11th, 2010. Bear season under way, eight bruins already killed in Nevada’s Sierra valleys.
June 25th, 2010. Tahoe’s bear break-ins force killings.
October 26th, 2010. Fact Checker: Hunt won’t keep bears away from humans.

November 16th, 2010. Nevada mulls creation of first black bear hunt in state’s history.
November 29th, 2010. Bear cub rescued on frigid Thanksgiving Day.
January 30th, 2011. Group calls for bear hunt cancellation.
March 15th, 2011. Lake Tahoe’s BEAR League to be featured on Animal Planet mini-series.
March 16th, 2011. Tahoe does it, why not Mammoth?
March 23rd, 2011. Bears wake from winter slumber.
March 24th, 2011. Asian bear bile remedies: Traditional medicine or barbarism?
Spring 2011. New Jersey: The un-bearable hype of the hunt.
April 20th, 2011. Blonde vs. Bear boosts BEAR League Donations.
May 11th, 2011. Study of black bears finds it’s not the mamas that should be feared the most.
March 28th, 2012. Lake Tahoe Basin removed from Nevada bear hunt.
April 19th, 2012. Great horned owl released in Squaw Valley.
August 1st, 2012. Well-known bear found dead on Tahoe beach.
August 8th, 2012. Letter to the editor: Sunny’s death a reminder that harmony doesn’t exist.