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Residents urge nonlethal bear management; council schedules CDFW presentation
Summary
Multiple residents urged nonlethal responses to bear conflicts (hazing, wiring, fines) and stronger coordination with police and California Department of Fish & Wildlife; council confirmed that CDFW will present on Oct. 21 and staff will review locking trash containers and other local steps.
Residents used public communications to press the council for stronger, coordinated nonlethal bear-management measures and local ordinances to reduce human-bear conflicts.
Kathy Zollinger of the Bear League described a recent Keys Boulevard response in which police deferred action and the Bear League "was able to help the homeowner" after arriving on scene; she urged improved coordination and quicker responses. "PD could do better when doing bear calls whether we're there or not,"…
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