Bears In The News

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Eight Foraging Bears Killed In Tahoe


Posted: 9:44 am PDT June 11, 2010
Updated: 10:02 am PDT June 11, 2010

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. -- The heavy snow and lingering winter conditions in the Sierra are forcing black bears into the valleys around Lake Tahoe, where an unusually large number of them have had to be put to death in recent weeks.

Nevada Department of Wildlife biologist Carl Lackey says officials already killed eight bears this spring, compared with a typical death toll of just one or two by this time.

"I attribute that to the late winter weather conditions," he said.

Unlocked food or trash lures the bears into trouble in cars and homes. Adding to the problem, Lackey said, is Washoe County has no ordinance requiring bear-proof trash receptacles.

Hot spots are centered near South Lake Tahoe, Tahoma and Highway 89 near the Squaw Valley and Alpine ski resorts.

Cristen Langner, a wildlife biologist for California Fish and Game, said the California side of the Tahoe basin has had three permitted bear deaths this year, which is not uncommon for this time. Each of the deaths was also a result of residents not locking up food trash or food, she said.

Langner echoed Lackey's words of caution and said residents should always be bear-aware and keep doors locked and food secure.

"The big thing is that every time these bears are successful (finding stored trash or food) it just reinforces that behavior," she said.

Ann Bryant, president of the Homewood-based BEAR League, said she's concerned about the death toll.

"I'm pretty shocked because it's only going to get worse as the season goes on," she said.

Bryant said based on calls, sightings and onsite observations, the BEAR League has observed more newborns this year than any other, as well as an increased number of sightings and conflicts.

Usually bears aren't spotted out of hibernation until May or June, Bryant said, but she's seen them as early as March and April this year.

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In a neighboring town yesterday, an 81-year old woman who had let her dog out heard a ruckus in the back yard and saw the dog tangling with a bear. The woman rushed out and attacked the bear, who then decided to shift focus. The dog survived, the woman is in the hospital, and there's no word on the bear.

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In a neighboring town yesterday, an 81-year old woman who had let her dog out heard a ruckus in the back yard and saw the dog tangling with a bear. The woman rushed out and attacked the bear, who then decided to shift focus. The dog survived, the woman is in the hospital, and there's no word on the bear.

Update: more details came out - the bear was eating garbage in the back yard when two dogs interrupted it. One of the dogs did not survive. The woman only required seven stitches, which suggests the bear merely gave her a swipe to fend off the attack. Nevertheless, they'll kill it if they can find it. I don't know how they would identify it, and with close to three bears per square mile there could be an innocent victim.

[Pivo]

https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckingle ... ame=iossmf

[rcorfman]

@Pivo
and he wasn't even wearing a red hat!

[RedRoxx44]

I prefer the one where the Amazon driver made the delivery despite the neighborhood bear "Jimmy" being in the yard and the family frantically trying to warn the driver via the Ring system. Apparently Jimmy is well known in that neighborhood.

However one of my favorite bear encounter video's, which thankfully went well--
[ youtube video ]

[Pivo]

[LosDosSloFolks]

@Pivo
That Tahoe woman they interviewed on the news was a real brain surgeon..."Something has to be done. They have to get these animals back in the zoo where they belong."

[chumley]

Man pleads guilty to taking two bear cubs from Northern California den

https://news.yahoo.com/man-pleads-guilt ... 20579.html

I don't think our justice system penalizes people enough for activities such as this.

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Connecticut pigs chase off bear who climbed into their pen (video included):

https://www.wkrg.com/video/heavy-pigs-f ... deo-shows/

[Pivo]

I am generally opposed to predator hunting; I laughed at seeing this.
Black Bear Rains Down Massive Dump On Hunter’s Head From Way Up In A Tree.

[ youtube video ]

[Alston_Neal]

@Pivo
I never thought to do a U-Tube search of, Does a bear ---- in the woods?
Congrats!

[Pivo]

This guy was way more relaxed than I would have been.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ThatsInsane/co ... ame=iossmf

[chumley]

@Pivo
99.6% of social media hikers would have shot at it with a firearm (and 99.6% of those would have missed).

[Pivo]

@chumley
Can you backup your statement with facts?

[LosDosSloFolks]

@Pivo @chumley
Yes...citations please.

[Alston_Neal]

@chumley
37.562% of social media virtue signalers would have sprayed the bear spray on themselves.

[chumley]

@Alston_Neal perhaps a greater percentage than that?

[Alston_Neal]

@chumley
Chums I posted this on May 23. I thought you religiously followed everything I post.

[Pivo]

What happens when your campsite isn’t bear-proof…check out his video from the Oakland Zoo to find out. The zoo set up a mock camping scene in partnership with The United States Fish and Wildlife Service in our black bear habitat and filmed the bears’ reaction.





https://air.tv/?v=vChkgxkXQvWWXARiPpw8fw

[chumley]

Fwiw these bears were “habituated”. One can of course encounter habituated bears in the backcountry, but I think it would be fair to say that the video is not representative of the vast majority of black bears in the wild.

Less clicky source with more info:
https://www.fws.gov/story/2022-06/how-b ... ar-country