Black bears getting ready to hibernate breaking into Lake Tahoe homes for more food

Black bears breaking into homes in the Tahoe area has been a year-round issue for residents, but the coming winter might warrant additional caution. Toogee Sielsch, known in the South Lake Tahoe area as the bear guru, said this is the time of year when bears have gone into hyperphagia, which is when they consume several times the calories they normally consume to prepare for hibernation. Sielsch is keeping an eye on a bear now living underneath an abandoned house near the main tourist area. He said as bears gear up for winter hibernation, they are hungry.

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