Contact

Keep Tahoe Bears Wild and TahoeBears.org is a partnership between the United States Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California State Parks, Nevada Department of Wildlife, and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.
The goal of this website is to educate the public about Tahoe bears and how to keep them wild.

Images provided by: 9Caribou Productions, California State Parks, Nevada Department of Wildlife

 
 

 To report human-bear conflicts:

  • In California, contact the California Department of Fish and Wildlife at (916) 358-2917 or report online using the Wildlife Incident Reporting (WIR) system at apps.wildlife.ca.gov/wir.

  • Non-emergency wildlife interactions in California State Parks can be reported to public dispatch at (916) 358-1300.

  • In Nevada, contact the Nevada Department of Wildlife at (775) 688-BEAR (2327).

  • If the issue is an immediate threat, call the local sheriff’s department or 911.

General Questions

For general questions about living in or visiting bear country, email sm.fs.paltbmu@usda.gov.

Media Contacts

For media and interview requests, contact the following agencies for official information.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Peter Tira
Public Information Officer
peter.tira@wildlife.ca.gov
916-215-3858

Nevada Department of Wildlife
Ashley Zeme
Public Information Officer
azeme@ndow.org
775-600-5669

USDA Forest Service; Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Lisa Herron
Public Affairs Specialist
lisa.herron@usda.gov
530-721-3898