Bear caught Tuesday in Carson City to be released by Nevada wildlife officials
Bear activity around Carson City continues to keep Nevada wildlife managers busy. A 350-pound male black bear was caught early Tuesday morning in west Carson City.
The bear had never been handled before and was expected to be released sometime Wednesday morning, said Nevada Department of Wildlife black bear biologist Carl Lackey.
Bear activity in western Nevada is expected to stay “busy and active” for at least the next few weeks. Bears are still in the physiological state of hyperphagia where their in-take of food can increase from 3,000 calories a day to as many as 25,000 calories per day.
“Their one and only job is eating this time of year and they are very good at it,” says Lackey.
Sierra Nevada black bears usually go into hibernation in between Thanksgiving and Christmas as food sources become harder to find.
At Lake Tahoe two bears died in recent days. A young female cub was struck and killed by a car near Zephyr Cove and a 2-year-old female bear was found dead in a small stream. There was no sign of obvious trauma but residents in the area had reported a “lethargic, sickly looking bear” in the area in recent days.
“We may have handled up to 10 bears in the last 10 days,” says Lackey, “but it’s too busy to give an exact figure. The time for paperwork will come later in the fall when bear activity slows down.”
Residents throughout western Nevada bear country are asked to do all they can to keep from attracting bears. That includes keeping garbage away from the bears and picking up fruit from trees in their yards.
Persons needing to report nuisance bear activity can call the NDOW’s Bear Hotline telephone number at (775) 688-BEAR (2327). For information on living with bears persons can go to www.ndow.org and find the ”Bear Logic” page on the web.
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