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California’s Black Bear Conservation and Management Plan Gets an Update After Nearly 30 Years

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – California's Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) was operating on a black bear conservation and management plan from 1998—up until last Monday, when they released an update that will help track local populations, conserve their habitats, …

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Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe Invites the Community to Participate in National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day

TRUCKEE, Calif. — The annual National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is set for April 30, and the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe is inviting the community to come and meet the available pets for adoption. This year, HSTT is reminding …

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Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care’s ‘Born to Be Wild’ Fundraiser Raises $5000 in Its Second Year

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Last Saturday, Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care's (LTWC) second annual "Born to Be Wild" fundraiser increased its attendance from last year, raised over $5000, and received 150 items from their wishlist, making it possible for them …

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Spring Weather Is Coming, and With It Some Very Hungry Bears

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – The snow is already melting in the Lake Tahoe region and the end of winter gives way to a busy spring for wildlife in the area. Bears that have been in winter dens are emerging, and …

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Injured Bear and Cub Removed From Truckee Apartment Parking Lot

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is currently monitoring a sow and its yearling after removing the pair from an apartment parking lot near Northstar California Resort earlier this week.

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Tahoe’s Bees May Use Fermentation and Bacteria to Survive the Winter

OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. – At the Tahoe Environmental Research Center's (TERC) "Ski with a Scientist" event, Dr. Rachel Vannette spoke to the Tribune on her lab's exciting research on how bees survive harsh winters, using preservation techniques that can resemble …

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Assemblywoman Hadwick Introduces Bill to Manage Rising Black Bear Population in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Assemblywoman Heather Hadwick (R-Alturas) introduced Assembly Bill 1038 to address California's rapidly growing black bear population through non-lethal wildlife management. AB 1038 will reintroduce a "pursuit season", that will allow trained dogs to haze bears without harming …

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How a 3-Legged Coyote Revealed Important Implications for Tahoe’s Wildlife

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Wildlife researchers Tanya Diamond and Ahíga Sandoval at Pathways for Wildlife were initially met with worry after viewing footage of a three-legged coyote on one of their field cameras last March, unaware that this coyote …

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Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe Launches Partnership With Docupet

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Licensing dogs is now easier, modernized, and more valuable for residents as the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe (HSTT) launches its partnership with DocuPet, a world-leading pet profile and lost pet licensing platform. 

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Where Are All the Eggs? Bird Flu’s Spread Not the Only Culprit in Crisis of Global Proportions

IF YOU HAVE tried to bake a cake recently, you might have had a hard time finding eggs. The empty shelves are a sign of the devastating impact of avian influenza, H5N1 or HPAI, on commercial poultry flocks in California.The …

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Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe Rolls Out New Dog License Program

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe, in partnership with DocuPet, is introducing a hassle-free dog registration process for the Town of Truckee. This renowned pet profile, lost pet and registration platform will offer a more convenient and accessible …

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Training to Save Lives Together: The Vital Partnership of Malea Jordan and Her Avalanche Dog, Ripp

TRUCKEE, Calif. – When Malea Jordan, a ski patroller and search-and-rescue avalanche dog handler at Northstar California, first got her avalanche dog Ripp, he was so small he could fit inside her ski helmet. Now, one of the tiniest pups …

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Widespread Cockfighting in CA Identified as Possible Source of Bird Flu Emergency

California may have more than a million fighting birds, according to the Center for a Humane Economy.

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Sites Reservoir in the Sacramento Valley Remains a Second Environmental Battlefront Between Newsom and California Tribes and Conservation Groups

By Dan Bacher Gavin Newsom continued his “California Jobs First” tour last week with a press event at a farm in Colusa in the Sacramento Valley where the...

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Annual Tahoe Bald Eagle Count Set for Jan 2025

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — It's time to polish up those binoculars.  The Tahoe Institute for Natural Science (TINS) is hosting its annual Mid-Winter Bald Eagle Survey on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Volunteers are grouped …

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Living With Coyotes (Opinion)

Living in an urban/wildland interface, as we do here in the Lake Tahoe Basin, comes with a responsibility to do our best to coexist with native wildlife. Human/wildlife conflict issues can at times become flashpoints for local debate between community …

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Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Endangered Species Act Protection for Monarch Butterfly

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing protection for one of the nation's most beloved species the monarch butterfly and is encouraging the public to be part of its recovery. The Service is seeking public input on a proposal …

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Tahoe Institute for Natural Science, Fellow Birders Save White Pelican as Major Winter Storm Looms

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The rescue of a stranded white pelican was successfully executed on a bitter cold November day in Truckee, Calif. this week. It's a story that required lucky timing and precise execution. It could just as easily have …

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When Fish Are Free: Hundreds of Salmon Are Now Spawning in Klamath River and Tributaries After Dam Removal Completed

By Dan Bacher Hundreds of fall-run Chinook salmon are now spawning on the Klamath River and its tributaries both above and below the former sites...

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Town of Truckee, Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe Enter Into New Partnership to Enhance Animal Services

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Town of Truckee and the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe (HSTT) launched a new partnership for animal services, effective January 5, 2025.

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