by Yosemite Bear Team | Nov 20, 2025 | Bear Facts
2025 Total Bear Incidents: 34 incidents; bears obtained trash 16 additional times 2025 Total Property Damage: $4,277 Bear Incident Comparisons (year to date—previous years compared to 2025): Last year (2024) – up by 3% Most Incidents (1998) – down by 98%...
by Yosemite Bear Team | Nov 10, 2025 | Keep Bears Wild, Yosemite National Park
The best way to protect bears and other wildlife from losing their wildness is by preventing them from getting human food and trash in the first place. One of the most important ways you can protect bears in Yosemite is by using bear-resistant food storage lockers...
