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Supers/Fonts: Tuesday

South Lake Tahoe, CA

Story Location: South Lake Tahoe

State/Province: California

Shot Date: 05/28/2024

URL: https://wwwcbsnewscom/sacramento/news/south-lake-tahoe-bear-shot-killed-homeowner-investigation/

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DONUT: sot reporter standup intro, 3rd-party image of bear and file video of bears (source: Bear League) , sot bear league rep, vo reporter and police officer, exterior of sheriff building, ot sheriff rep, sot CA fish and Wildlife rep

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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE A bear cub was shot and killed by a property owner after sneaking into an El Dorado County home on Memorial Day

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A photo of the bear while it was still alive
THE BEAR LEAGUE
The Bear League, a nonprofit that works to keep bears safe and wild in their natural habitat, announced it on social media on Tuesday The organization said it received a call from the homeowner's neighbor who said they witnessed the shooting

The Bear League then notified the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Fish and Wildlife officials said the homeowner acted in self-defense when attempting to get the bear out of his home

The man shot the bear twice when the bear cub wouldn't back off The bear ran outside, climbed a tree and then fell to the ground That is when the homeowner shot the bear again, officials said

Ann Bryant, director of the Bear League, said it seemed like [The property owner] deliberately wanted to kill that bear


The Bear League's social media post said they reported the shooting to Fish and Wildlife and hoped an investigation into it would reflect what they consider to be an obvious crime

However, Fish and Wildlife said no crime was committed as the homeowner acted in self-defense

Bryant said the 16-month-old bear was taking a nap in a tree near the South Lake Tahoe home before entering it The shooting happened at around 2:30 pm Monday along Pioneer Trail

The resident who shot him knew he was there, Bryant said He was aware that there was a bear that had taken a nap in his tree and he left his door wide open


Bryant explained that the bear walked into the home through the open door likely trying to find something to eat

Fish and Wildlife said the bear weighed around 75-85 pounds

Effort begins to strengthen bear protections in California
Meanwhile, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has opened up a public comment period on a draft of a black bear conservation plan

The plan hasn't been updated since 1998 and would include things like new models to better track the population of bears and to minimize human-bear conflict

It's a modern reflection of black bears in California and their value and how we can make sure they're healthy and continue to thrive in the future, said Peter Tira, a Fish and Wildlife spokesperson

The public comment period for the draft of the black bear conservation plan is open until June 14

Bryant said that despite what people thinkalthough there are more eyes on bearsthe population of bears is not increasing


Kyle Parker, a spokesperson for the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office, said a bear entering a home when someone is there is very unlikely

Bears in general, especially the black bears that we have in California and here locally in El Dorado County, they are more afraid of people than they are aggressive to them, Parker said

Despite that, Bryant told CBS13 earlier this year that the Bear League had evicted more than 100 bears from homes and buildings in the Tahoe area during the winter season

It is just the bears doing what they need to just compensate for us taking over their forest, Bryant said in March


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SUPERS:
Ann Bryant - Director, Bear League
Kyle Parker - Spokesperson, El Dorado County Sheriff's Office,
Peter Tira - CA Fish and Wildlife spokesperson

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ann byrant says this is an earlier picture of the very cub napping in a tree

she claims the 16-month old bear entered a south lake tahoe home yesterday through a door left open she says the homeowner chased it out, then shot it dead


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\THE BEAR LEAGUE SAYING A YOUNG BEAR WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE ON MEMORIAL DAY THIS AS THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILD LIFE LAUNCH A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON A DRAFT BLACK BEAR CONSERVATION PLAN\



ANN BRYANT: \HE DELIBERATELY WANTED TO KILL THAT BEAR IT SEEMS LIKE,\



ANN BRYANT DIRECTOR OF THE BEAR LEAGUE SAYS THIS 16 MONTH OLD BEAR WAS TAKING A NAP IN A TREE NEAR A SOUTH LAKE TAHOE HOME



ANN BRYANT: \THE RESIDENT WHO SHOT HIM KNEW HE WAS THERE HE WAS AWARE THAT THERE WAS A BEAR THAT HAD TAKEN A NAP IN HIS TREE AND HE LEFT HIS DOOR WIDE OPEN,\



SHE SAYS THE BEAR WALKED INTO THE HOME THROUGH THE OPEN DOOR LIKELY TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING TO EAT



ANN BRYANT: \THE BEAR WENT IN THINKING HEY, ILL GO IN AND SEE WHAT I CAN FIND IN OUR REFRIGERATOR AND HE EASILY GOT HIM OUT, BUT THEN GRABBED HIS GUN AND SHOT HIM TWICE,\



BRYANT SAYS DESPITE WHAT PEOPLE THINK ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MORE EYES ON BEARS THE POPULATION OF BEARS IS NOT INCREASING



KYLE PARKER PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER FOR THE EL DORADO COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS A BEAR ENTERING A HOME WHEN SOMEONE IS THERE IS VERY UNLIKELY



KYLE PARKER: \BEARS IN GENERAL, ESPECIALLY THE BLACK BEARS THAT WE HAVE IN CALIFORNIA AND HERE LOCALLY IN EL DORADO COUNTY, THEY ARE MORE AFRAID OF PEOPLE THAN THEY ARE AGGRESSIVE TO THEM,\



MEANWHILE THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HAS OPENED UP A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON A DRAFT OF A BLACK BEAR CONSERVATION PLAN



THE PLAN HASNT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 1998 AND WOULD INCLUDE THINGS LIKE NEW MODELS TO BETTER TRACK THE POPULATION OF BEARS AND MINIMIZING HUMAN-BEAR CONFLICT



PETER TIERA: \ITS A MODERN REFLECTION OF BLACK BEARS IN CALIFORNIA AND THEIR VALUE AND HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THEYRE HEALTHY AND CONTINUE TO THRIVE IN THE FUTURE,\

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