In The News – Tahoe Fund support helps Tahoe Interagency Bear Team discover new tactics for reducing human-bear conflicts
May 14, 2026 | Member Submitted
Originally published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, 5/14/2026, Staff Report
Spring is in full swing in Tahoe, and Black bears have emerged from their winter dens and can be spotted around town. Members of the Tahoe Interagency Bear Team (TIBT) are exploring new tactics to help manage human-bear conflicts learned at the 7th International Human Bear Conflict Workshop, held in Kalispell, Montana thanks to funding provided by the Tahoe Fund.
At the conference, nine members of the team, representing the Nevada Department of Wildlife, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and California State Parks, learned about initiatives that are showing positive results in other communities, and presented their own key learnings and best practices with the 320 attendees from 20 countries and 31 states.
PHOTO: Members of the Tahoe Interagency Bear Team (TIBT) attended the 7th International Human Bear Conflict Workshop, held in Kalispell, MontanaProvided / Tahoe Interagency Bear Team