by Yosemite Bear Team | Oct 1, 2025 | Keep Bears Wild, Yosemite National Park
Why do Yosemite wildlife biologists capture bears in Yosemite and what do they do when they catch a bear? Wildlife biologists may trap or dart a bear for many reasons, but the most common reason in Yosemite National Park is to manage human-bear conflict. Bears that...
by Yosemite Bear Team | Jul 29, 2025 | Bear Facts
2025 Total Bear Incidents: 30 2025 Total Property Damage: $4,111 Bear Incident Comparisons (year to date—previous years compared to 2025): Last year (2024) – up by 43% Most Incidents (1998) – down by 92% Fewest Incidents (2019) – up by 150%...
by Yosemite Bear Team | Jul 10, 2025 | Keep Bears Wild, Yosemite National Park
Bears are up and moving in Yosemite National Park! They have been spotted moving around from the Sierra Nevada foothills to Tuolumne Meadows in the high Sierra. Bears typically emerge from hibernation in March or April in Yosemite depending on food availability,...
by Yosemite Bear Team | Jul 9, 2025 | Bear Facts
2025 Total Bear Incidents: 27 2025 Total Property Damage: $3,937 Bear Incident Comparisons (year to date—previous years compared to 2025): · Last year (2024) – up by 170% · Most Incidents (1998) – down by 93% · Fewest Incidents (2019) – up by 170%...
by Yosemite Bear Team | Mar 31, 2025 | Bear Facts
2025 Total Bear Incidents: 8 2025 Total Property Damage: $704 Bear Incident Comparisons (year to date—previous years compared to 2025): Last year (2024) – There were no incidents yet last year at this time. Most Incidents (1998) – down by 60% Fewest...
