by Yosemite Bear Team | Jul 16, 2021 | Keep Bears Wild, Yosemite National Park
We get this call a lot. Too much, to be honest. “Bear hit by vehicle, dead on the side of the road.” Sadly, it’s become routine. I log the coordinates into my phone, gather the equipment I may need, and head to the location. This call came in cold; it sounds like the...
by Yosemite Bear Team | Jul 31, 2020 | Keep Bears Wild, Yosemite National Park
In the last three weeks, at least four bears were hit by cars in Yosemite, at least two of which were killed. The two bears that survived were hit by drivers going faster than the 25 mph speed limit and were seriously injured and limping. We will never know the...
by Yosemite Bear Team | Dec 30, 2019 | Keep Bears Wild, Yosemite National Park
It’s a simple fact that black bears spend their whole life following their stomachs, including in winter. Similar to the postman’s motto, “neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night,” keeps a bear from eating its fill. So for bears in Yosemite, winter...
by Yosemite Bear Team | Oct 4, 2019 | Keep Bears Wild, Yosemite National Park
You are walking along outside when you come upon a large pile of poop. How can you tell if it’s bear poop? Given the variation in their diets, bear scat from one bear can look very different from another bear. Poop from the same bear may look entirely different on...
by Yosemite Bear Team | Aug 30, 2019 | Keep Bears Wild, Yosemite National Park
Speed Enforcement in Effect to Help Protect Bears and Other Wildlife In preparation for a busy Labor Day Weekend, Yosemite National Park has designated several new Wildlife Protection Zones located on stretches of roadway throughout the Park where bears and other...
by Yosemite Bear Team | Mar 19, 2019 | Keep Bears Wild, Yosemite National Park
One of the most common questions we get when visitors see a bear in Yosemite is, “How old is that bear?” Knowing a bear’s age can help us understand a lot about its behavior and how to manage it. If a bear has been managed since it was young, we know exactly how old...
