by Yosemite Bear Team | Jul 7, 2026 | Bear Facts
2026 Total Bear Incidents: 34 incidents 2026 Total Property Damage: $14,947 Bear Activity Summary: While the number of incidents are down 91% from this time in 1998 (the highest incident year), they are up 26% from this time last year, and up 286% from the lowest...
by Yosemite Bear Team | Jun 25, 2026 | Bear Facts
2026 Total Bear Incidents: 14 incidents 2026 Total Property Damage: $14,042 Bear Activity Summary: Bears have been active in all corners of Yosemite National Park from the Valley floor to the high Sierra. As we move into mating season, mother bears kick their yearling...
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...
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...
