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Residents urge city to press California Fish and Wildlife over bear depredation decisions, ask council for local tools
Summary
Multiple residents and Bear League volunteers asked the council to pursue ordinances, education and a working group to reduce human‑bear conflicts and to require homeowner prevention measures before depredation permits are granted.
A string of public commenters told the South Lake Tahoe City Council that recent field traps and depredation permits issued by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife risked killing non‑aggressive bears and urged the city to pursue local prevention measures, education, and interagency advocacy.
Scott Bay, a board member of the Bear League, asked the council to “consider adopting some kind of program requiring homeowners to take basic preventative measures before a depredation permit can…
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