![]() ![]() "This problem in Tahoe is a human food storage issue and a trash issue," said Sarinah Simons, a human-bear specialist with California State Parks Sierra Division. In the Tahoe Basin, it is estimated the bear population is about 500. "The ultimate goal of this program is to help decrease incidents of human/bear conflicts and keep more bears alive longer."īears are getting used to human food in garbage cans, at homes, campgrounds, and picnic areas - they have adapted to urban living. "We're going to see more of the urban bear," said Sielsch. Hazing typically involves loud noises, firing paintballs, bean bags, or other non-lethal projectiles at the bear. ![]() The bears are hazed – but not harmed – upon release to give them a negative human interaction and to see whether the hazing keeps them away from campgrounds, people, and conflict in the future. He said last fall the public reacted based on rumors that the bears were being killed so he was being proactive this year and staying ahead of the situation. Local bear expert Toogee Sielsch posted a notice on the social media forum "Next Door" Saturday to inform the public that the Trap-Tag-Haze process had begun and it is not harming the bears, nor are the bears being relocated outside the Tahoe Basin or euthanized. Genetic material is collected and each bear is outfitted with an identifying ear tag before release. Eighteen bears have been trapped to date – four of those being recaptures. Forest Services - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit to check out more bears. Last fall they trapped bears at Fallen Leaf Lake Campground, Meeks Bay, Sugar Pine Point, and Pope Marsh and are now in South Lake Tahoe with the U.S. CDFW is building a genetic database of the population, studying its overall health, and whether related bears are passing down problem behaviors from one generation to the next. This program is creating a growing catalog of the Lake Tahoe bear population as they try to identify as many individual bears as possible. As the bears return, so has the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) as they use a new tool to help manage the human-bear conflict: Trap-Tag-Haze. As evidenced by photos on social media, the Lake Tahoe Basin's black bears have emerged from their winter slow-down and slumber. ![]()
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