A black bear works his way through the water while looking at the camera, in Taylor Creek, South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Vicki Jauron, Babylon and Beyond Photography/Getty Experts in South Lake Tahoe are concerned about mysterious flyers spreading misinformation about feeding bears. The flyers, which were posted on street poles and along Highway 50 around Lake … Read more
A female black bear sits in a tree near Lake Tahoe, Calif. San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst N/San Francisco Chronicle via Gett In an extremely rare incident, a California man was reportedly bitten numerous times by a black bear in Sierra County Friday. The Calpine resident told authorities he let his dog outside to use the bathroom … Read more
The bear seen in Tahoe was a local black bear, like this one, shown in the Sierra Nevada in winter. Anna39/Getty Images/iStockphoto It’s no secret that Lake Tahoe and all of the northern Sierra Nevada is bear country, but most people probably assume that bears hibernate as soon as winter begins. Most bears go into … Read more
