Some residents of South Lake Tahoe are advocating for the city to become a sanctuary for bears, aiming to hold humans more accountable for their role in bear break-ins.
Bears frequently enter homes and cars in search of food, prompting a resident to suggest at a city council meeting that it's time to take action. The proposal, backed by the local nonprofit Bear League, involves using non-lethal solutions to manage bear encounters and potentially fining individuals who fail to secure trash or food.
The city council has yet to consider the proposal.
Author's summary: Residents push for bear sanctuary in South Lake Tahoe.