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A national group, RedRover helps families in crisis keep their pets, and also provide emergency sheltering assistance for animals displaced by natural disasters and rescued from hazardous situations.

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Reintroduced Condor Update

04/30/2025

An update on the endangered condors released in California three years ago.

Algae Bloom Killing Animals in California Waters

04/24/2025

A huge algae bloom is responsible for the deaths of sea lions, pelicans and whales off the California coast.

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Tahoe Boating Season Kicks Off With Stronger Protections

LAKE TAHOE, Nev./Calif. – Lake Tahoe watercraft inspection stations, boat launches, and marinas are opening for the 2025 boating season and aquatic invasive species management agencies are encouraging boaters and paddlers to stay up to date with strengthened procedures to …

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Tahoe Boating Season Kicks Off With Stronger Protections

LAKE TAHOE, Nev./Calif. – Lake Tahoe watercraft inspection stations, boat launches, and marinas are opening for the 2025 boating season and aquatic invasive species management agencies are encouraging boaters and paddlers to stay up to date with strengthened procedures to …

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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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