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Officials: Bear encounters rising; state and local agencies expand outreach and nonlethal tools
Summary
At Good Morning Truckee in March, local and state wildlife officials discussed an increase in black bear encounters, new outreach and nonlethal tools such as EMAT mats, and differing views on use of hounds and proposed private hunting with dogs.
At the Good Morning Truckee community forum in March, Nevada County and California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials said black bear encounters in the Tahoe region have increased and outlined expanded education and nonlethal response tools. The agencies urged residents and visitors to adopt preventative measures while the Tahoe basin’s interagency managers roll out targeted outreach.
The issue matters because higher bear densities increase human–bear interactions, property damage and the workload for wildlife managers. Carly White, unit wildlife biologist for Placer and Nevada counties with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), said the Tahoe Basin is among the densest black-bear areas in the species’ range and described new mitigation tools being…
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