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Scientists and local programs stress nonlethal measures, technology pilots and community outreach
Summary
Researchers and regional managers presented evidence from field pilots — Tahoe trap‑tag‑haze, UC Davis deterrent trials, and UC Berkeley wolf research — arguing that tailored nonlethal measures, community co‑design and education reduce conflict more sustainably than reactive lethal removals.
Scientists, regional managers and NGOs used the Assembly hearing to press for proactive, science‑based prevention as the most durable path to coexistence.
Kevin Thomas described Tahoe’s trap‑tag‑haze pilot: regional staff collect DNA at incidents, collar and haze identified problem bears, and use a coordinated interagency approach (Tahoe Interagency Bear Team) to target repeat offenders. Thomas said DNA evidence indicates that a small family line — three generations in one example —…
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