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last updated 28 nov 2025

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
NorthCentral Regional Office:
Serving Serving Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lake, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento*, San Joaquin*, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo* and Yuba counties:
1709 K st., Sacramento
(916) 358-2900 | R2Info@wildlife.ca.gov


Black bear conflicts have increased in the Lake Tahoe Basin in recent years, creating serious concerns for public safety and property damage. To meet this challenge, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) launched the Trap-Tag-Haze (TTH) program in 2020. This cutting-edge, science-based program combines humane capture methods, genetic analysis and nonlethal hazing to reduce conflict and improve coexistence.

May 2022 - Since 2017, CDFW has caught, tagged, collected DNA and released 36 bears as part of its Trap-Tag-Haze bear research and management efforts in the Basin.
Some monitored bears have successfully acclimated to wild habitats outside of town while others have returned and continued to exhibit habituated behaviors, which means associating people, homes, cars, campgrounds, coolers and the like as sources of food.
Source:Bear Naked Truth - Trap-Tag-Haze (TTH) Effort begins at South Tahoe 2022

See:
Homeowner’s & Renter’s Guide to Living in Bear Country Trailblazing Bear Management in Lake Tahoe: Advancing Science-Based Approaches for People and Wildlife | wildlife.ca.gov

Links:
Bear Aware Guide for Homeowners (PDF) Living with Wildlife | California Department of Fish and Wildlife
WIR - Wildlife Incident Reporting
Submit a Wildlife Incident Report (WIR) to CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife
(916) 358-2917