...berries to ripen after spring vegetation has matured. This often results in bears investigating neighborhoods and human food sources. Residents are reminded to remove all attractants from their home and to secure household garbage in a bear resistant...

...berries to ripen after spring vegetation has matured. This often results in bears investigating neighborhoods and human food sources. Some berry species have ripened in some locations, but in many areas berry crops are delayed. Residents are...

...problem in Incline Village, despite repeated attempts to educate the public about steps that can be taken to reduce human food sources for bears, officials said. In 2005, officials launched the Bear Aware Program and strengthened the community's...

...cautioned against residents relaxing their vigilance about containing garbage so bears don't get habituated to human food sources. "We don't want to create a problem where there isn't one," he said. Salmon will begin to enter the streams...