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Fish and Wildlife Commission highlights bear, mountain‑lion and Tahoe basin work
Summary
The Fish and Wildlife Commission reviewed FY24‑25 activities including outreach, a mountain‑lion white paper, bear coexistence efforts in the Tahoe Basin and funding from fines and grants. Commissioners asked for continued interagency collaboration on human–wildlife conflicts and education campaigns.
Pat Weddle, chair of the Fish and Wildlife Commission, presented the commission’s annual report to the board on Aug. 26, emphasizing outreach, education and targeted funding to respond to rising human–wildlife conflicts in the county.
“We’ve got human black bear conflict issues on the rise,” Weddle said, noting that some campgrounds in the Lake Tahoe Basin lack bear boxes and that…
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