March 08, 2022

From HSUS.org:

With a warming climate, bears are emerging from hibernation early (or not hibernating at all), at times when their typical foods may not be available, possibly leading them to seek out human food more and more.Silviu Matei

The black bear affectionately known as Hank the Tank, whom authorities once thought responsible for 28 home invasions and 152 reports of conflict behavior in South Lake Tahoe, will be spared. DNA analysis of the scenes showed that at least two other bears had broken into some of the homes, and California wildlife officials will neither kill Hank nor place him in a sanctuary. Instead,they’re going to intensify hazing and mitigation efforts designed to keep Hank and the other bears out of people’s yards and homes, and importantly, out of harm’s way.

That’s good, becausethe Lake Tahoe region straddling Northern California and Nevada is…