Tahoe bears are breaking into homes with people inside | Sac Bee May, 2022

The Lake Tahoe region along the California-Nevada border has long drawn bears from the Sierra wilderness to the bounty of calorie-rich meals found in the trash and unattended food brought by tourists seeking high mountain vistas and pristine blue waters. In the past several years, though, wildlife biologists in both states say they've been noticing a troubling trend: A growing number of bears have transitioned from dumpster divers to expert burglars.

In the past several years, though, wildlife biologists in both states say they've been noticing a troubling trend: A growing number of bears have transitioned from dumpster divers to expert burglars.

In November 2021, Bob Chaplin who lives on San Souci, "was jolted out of bed at 2 a.m. by the sound of a motion-activated alarm he'd set on his kitchen counter. Bears were in his house. Three cubs had pushed in through a window. Their mother's head was poking through, close enough that Chaplin could see a plastic yellow tag dangling from her ear.
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I screamed like hell, Chaplin said. The bears crawled back outside."

"By the time winter rolled around and the bears started their hibernation, at least 14 homes in Homewood had been ransacked. Bears had done thousands of dollars in damage."

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