bears
WSJ: As Bears Multiply, Human Clashes Rise
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 11/20/2011 - 8:03pm
Forty years after being hunted to near-extinction in many parts of the U.S., black bears have become so plentiful that they are causing trouble for their human neighbors—ripping open camping tents in Colorado, attacking dogs in New Jersey, even breaking into a home in Florida to nab a birthday cake from the kitchen counter. Bear populations have surged so much that several states, including Nevada, Oklahoma and New Jersey, have started or expanded bear hunting seasons.
Battle over Lake Tahoe Golf Course proposal continues
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 1:51am
By Jeff Munson
The fight is pure Tahoe: A project proposed to improve the environment versus a group of people who don't want things to change.
Mud has been thrown, sides are dug in, and lawsuits are likely looming with the proposed reconfiguration of the Lake Tahoe Golf Course as it backs up to Washoe Meadows State Park and Recreation Area.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Deputy should have known better
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/13/2011 - 6:00amI was very distressed to read in my north shore paper that Douglas County Sheriffs had "accidentally" shot and killed a black bear. The Sierra Sun article said bears were attracted to garbage store...
Nevada Legislative panel approves annual bear hunt
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 4:58pmCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Black bears will remain in the crosshairs of Nevada hunters after a legislative panel agreed Wednesday to make regulations authorizing an annual hunt permanent, despite obj...
Lubriphonic says Chicago Bears not as scary at the Tahoe variety
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/06/2011 - 11:59amThe thought of walking down a dark Chicago street might be scary to someone from Tahoe. But it works both ways. So if you talk to Lubriphonic's guitar player, don't tell him our bears are prepar...
Another Bear Hunt Next Year?
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 4:30pmMarty Rahbeck has lived in South Lake Tahoe for 22 years now. He says the bear problem has never been this bad. "There are a lot of bears up there. They're competing for resources, and that's why they're coming down." Public comment for another bear hunt could come in February. Go here for a report from John Potter at KTVN Channel 2 News Reno.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Managing the bears like the forests
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 12:45pmI correlate the management of the wildlife like that of forests. When the forests were clear-cut without proper management, and harvested without restraint, it had serious consequence. The American...
Facebook page aimed to help Tahoe bears
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 12:53pm
A "Wall of Shame" was created in hopes of tidying up trash — the problem that attracts bears.
A Facebook page called "Lake Tahoe Wall of Shame" was made to showcase businesses and residents in Incline Village who are not disposing of their trash correctly. Go to the Facebook page here and read more from Sacramento's KCRA here.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stories about bears killed unnecessary
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 12:25pmWhy is it that almost every time we pick up the Tribune, we have to read about another bear killing? Maybe you should just put out a flyer for that so that people that want to know can keep track? ...
Tahoe Bowl Saturday, first game canceled
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 11:22amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Bowl is slated for 4 p.m. Saturday and will feature the Pacifica Islanders (Pacifica, Calif.) versus the Kitsap County Bears (Kingston, Wash.). Originally, anot...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bear hunt, 'Sustainable'?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 8:00pmThis bear hunt is maddening. So the Nevada Department of Wildlife is saying this hunt is sustainable with Nevada's bear population being 200 to 300 bears. Sustainable in my opinion, is a very loose...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Not the bears' fault
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 7:22pmAs a 30-year resident of South Lake Tahoe, I have never seen so many bears in my neighborhood as this year. There are several reasons, but one summer neighbor has me livid. Several times, a neighbo...
Hunters successful in tracking down Nevada bears
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 5:51amForty-one hunters drew tags for the opportunity to harvest a bear. Open areas include the Carson Range near Lake Tahoe, in the Sweetwater Range, the Pine Nut Mountains and similar areas of western Nev...
Hunters successful in tracking down Nevada bears
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 11:07amFortyone hunters drew tags for the opportunity to harvest a bear Open areas include the Carson Range near Lake Tahoe in the Sweetwater Range the Pine Nut ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../hunters-successfu...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The death of bears, the death of democracy
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 9:26amAs many of us feel a disenfranchisement and disappointment with national politics, we cling to the belief that, in our own back yard, every person has an equal vote and an equal voice. The Nevada W...
Bears are back in town — and in some houses
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51amThe incidents come during the typical peak for bear activity in the Reno-Tahoe area as bears wander in search of food and often find trouble with people. “It's starting to get busy. The bears ar...
LSD gummy bears part of drug bust
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 6:54pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - LSD laden gummy bears were part of a South Lake El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team bust last week that included psilocybin mushrooms and more than 90 pounds of marijuan...
