Holy Cr** it's a bear!
Steve and I were just sitting on our front porch when this bear comes strolling out from between our house and the neighbors. He was undeterred by our presence and went to another home and settled under their back deck.
According to Marc Kenyon, a bear biologist, "From a wildlife management perspective, the Lake Tahoe Basin is one of the most challenging areas of the state to manage. This time of year, Department of Fish & Game gets hundreds of calls about bears breaking into homes, rummaging through trash and scavenging for food at campgrounds. They're no longer the majestic creature of the forest; they've been reduced to a destitute, hollow shell of their great potential, scrounging for scraps. That's hardly what I call a wild bear."
And what's really sad is it's us people who are making them that way! We are learning to be more bear aware and hopefully together we can keep Tahoe's bears wild and alive for generations to come.
According to Marc Kenyon, a bear biologist, "From a wildlife management perspective, the Lake Tahoe Basin is one of the most challenging areas of the state to manage. This time of year, Department of Fish & Game gets hundreds of calls about bears breaking into homes, rummaging through trash and scavenging for food at campgrounds. They're no longer the majestic creature of the forest; they've been reduced to a destitute, hollow shell of their great potential, scrounging for scraps. That's hardly what I call a wild bear."
And what's really sad is it's us people who are making them that way! We are learning to be more bear aware and hopefully together we can keep Tahoe's bears wild and alive for generations to come.
1 comments:
Good thing you had your camera close!
Nothing like having an adventure while at home!
Kind of like a staycation, but a bedventure maybe?
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