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Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care membership drive helps feed bears and other animals in their care
Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/02/2019 - 4:05pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The three cubs who arrived at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care in March are thriving at their new, temporary home.
Injured bear recuperating at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care
Submitted by paula on Thu, 08/30/2018 - 1:37pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A first-year bear cub hit by a car on Pioneer Trail on August 21, 2018 is recuperating at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care (LTWC).
The bear, named Pioneer by LTWC, was knocked out after being hit, so those tending to him were concerned at first, especially when he wasn't eating. "He is doing really well," said Denise Upton, LTWC animal care director. "He is acting like a bear and eating now."
The cub was 42 pounds when he arrived and is now healthy.
Another bear cub killed by vehicle in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 10:24am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The sixth bear in five weeks has been hit by a car and killed between South Lake Tahoe and the West Shore.
Late Wednesday night, August 15, an unknown car hit one of three bears attempting to cross Highway 50 near Edgewood Circle. The mother bear then drug her cub off the road into the wooded area near the bike path and remained there with her other cub until Toogee Sielsch of the Bear League arrived at 7:00 a.m. Thursday to remove the cub.
New cub at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care
Submitted by paula on Fri, 06/02/2017 - 9:32pm
Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care (LTWC) has a new resident: Nevada, the bear cub. The non-profit agency names all bear cubs from where they were found, and the young bear came from Nevada City after his mother was killed for breaking into a shed.
The 16-pound cub is slowly getting used to life without his mother and to things at the Meyers area center. They posted on facebook that Nevada loves to splash in his pool. His activity can be found on Camera & on the LTWC website: http://ltwc.org/webcams/cam-7/.
New zip line to go through treetops in South Lake Tahoe this summer
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/14/2017 - 7:22pm
The Silver Rush, a new 4,159-foot long zip line opening this summer at Heavenly's Epic Discovery, will take users from tree-to-tree at speeds up to 40 miles per hour. Overlooking the Carson Valley, Silver Rush is comprised of five segmented zip lines; the final of which flies guests over the waters of East Peak Lake.
Once the ride is completed, guests enjoy a scenic ATV ride back to the top of the Gondola. It is a three-hour long experience.
New bear cub at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care for the winter
Submitted by paula on Fri, 12/18/2015 - 7:33pm
Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care welcomed a new house guest for the winter, one-year-old China.
China is a 40 pound male bear cub who just arrived from China Peak, near Huntington Lake, outside of Fresno. LTWC names the cubs that come to their center after the region they come from.
The first year cub's mother had to be euthanized after receiving irreparable damage after being hit by a car. China will be living at LTWC for the remainder of the winter with two other cubs that came from Sequoia.
Tahoe the Bear headed to Humboldt County
Submitted by paula on Fri, 01/23/2015 - 12:18am
Another success story at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care (LTWC) on Thursday as Tahoe the Bear prepared to make his journey back home to Humboldt County.
Cinder, the burned bear, heads back home after rehabilitation in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sat, 11/22/2014 - 7:47pm
It didn't look good for a 39 pound bear cub after being caught in a 400 square mile fire in the state of Washington. Suffering from 3rd degree burns, the cub was found under a horse trailer in Methow Valley, WA.
A state Department of Fish and Wildlife officer captured her, and a volunteer pilot flew Cinder to California. When she arrived at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care (LTWC) on Aug. 4.
"Heavenly" the Bear Headed to Wildlife Sanctuary in Arizona
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/17/2014 - 10:02pm
"Heavenly" the bear cub that recuperated at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care after being found injured on the slopes of Heavenly has found a permanent home. He will be living on a 5 acre wildlife sanctuary in Scottsdale, Arizona with a couple of other cubs.
According to LTWC co-founder and Secretary/Treasurer Tom Milham, Heavenly left South Lake Tahoe early Tuesday to his new home, Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center. The bear had been with LTWC since March 3.
Man Who Rescued "Tahoe" the Bear Cub Comes Forward
Submitted by paula on Sat, 04/26/2014 - 10:37pm
There was a mystery as to how baby "Tahoe" made her way to the doorstep of the BEAR League almost two weeks ago, but today, that mystery has been solved.
Tahoe, the Bear Cub
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/21/2014 - 9:08amLake Tahoe Wildlife Care filmed "Tahoe" the bear cub rescued last week. The 5.4 pound cub was dropped off at the Bear League offices and brought to LTWC in South Lake Tahoe.
New Bear Cub Greeted at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/16/2014 - 10:30pm
A 5.4 pound bear cub is the newest guest at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care. The female, about 10 weeks old, was dropped off at the front door of the Bear League without a note or any word on where the bear came from or where her mother may be.
The cub is just learning to walk, but according to LTWC, she doesn't quite have the hang of it. They say her overall condition is good and she is eating pretty well, even with being so young.
More information can be found on the group's website.
Photos provided by Dan Thrift.
Lake Tahoe Wildlife Bear Cubs Begin Hibernation
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 11/13/2012 - 10:56pm
Are you ready for some fun? Well, it may be ‘fun’ for us, BUT for our seven bear cub in the BEAR Cage at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, it is not so much fun for them.
We are putting them into hibernation. Yesterday (Monday, Nov. 12), they ate their 'Last Supper.’ Today, they were introduced to some green tree limbs, supplied to LTWC by Ed Cook of Ed Cook’s Tree Service in South Lake Tahoe. The cubs knew exactly what to do with the limbs. They started chewing them.
Child meets hero, holds bear cub
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 6:00amDreams come true in South Lake Tahoe, or at least they did for 5-year-old Sean Callahan when he met his superhero in person and held a bear cub in his lap. For Sean, neither Superman nor Spiderm...
South Lake Tahoe bear cub, mother filmed inside garage
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 12:41amA South Lake Tahoe homeowner captured incredible video of a bear cub trapped inside her garage and the momma bear doing whatever it took to rescue her baby.
It’s impossible to stop watching the video as the baby bear hangs on to garage door tracks, flings its legs around trying to find solid ground, sees the ladder, probably the same one it used to get up there.
One try. Two tries. And it sticks. Down the ladder goes baby into mama’s massive yet loving arms.
All of it was captured by Judy Coover.
New bear cub brought to Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 9:58am
Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care has taken in a new bear cub, reports Tom Millham, founder. The cub came from the Humboldt area in northwest California, "because its mom was found dead." The cub was transported by LTWC Volunteer Linda McKenzie and her husband, Lonny.
My Turn: And now, the rest of the story about recent bear cub release
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 10:48amLAKE TAHOE - The article last week on the cub from Carnelian Bay who was released back into the wild was the kind we all like to read; one with a happy ending. The front-page coverage told how t...
California wildlife officials release orphaned bear cub back into the wild
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 1:46pmTAHOE NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. - A sedated black bear lies on the tailgate of Marc Kenyon's truck. Kenyon is trying to draw a sample of blood from the animal, but he can't find the artery. He pok...
A new home: State wildlife officials release orphaned bear cub back into the wild
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 8:47amTAHOE NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. - A sedated black bear lies on the tailgate of Marc Kenyon's truck. Kenyon is trying to draw a sample of blood from the animal, but he can't find the artery. He pok...
