News

August 20th, 2024

Tahoe bears are learning faster than us humans can evolve!

July 18th, 2024

Rules regarding bear-resistant garbage enclosures vary around the basin, leading to some areas being more prone to human-bear conflicts.

May 29th, 2024

A yearling bear was killed by a property owner who claimed self defense, despite the differing accounts of witnesses.

May 16th, 2024

Tahoe’s increase in human population has led to an increase in human-bear conflict. CDFW is working on a new Black Bear Conservation Plan for California while BEAR League continues to provide on-the-ground support to local communities.

March 19th, 2024

More and more bears seek out unsecured crawl spaces to hibernate each year.

September 6th, 2023

Local leaders discuss permanent warning signs on roads due to the increasing number of bears being hit and/or killed by cars in the Tahoe area.

September 7th, 2019

Ann Bryant’s Q&A with the New York Times about BEAR League’s work and Tahoe’s people problem!

September 7th, 2019

This video gives an overview of the history of and solutions to human-bear conflict issues in Yosemite National Park. While the many jurisdictions and urban areas of Tahoe make finding solutions more complicated, there is much we can learn from Yosemite’s human management!

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