Keep Tahoe Bears Wild!
(WorldNews Environment)

Lake Tahoe, Calif./Nev. - As a reminder, backcountry visitors should practice proper food and garbage storage and behave appropriately when hiking and backpacking in bear country. This summer, wilderness rangers report bears are successfully taking down food-hangs in Desolation Wilderness. Once bears become habituated to human food and garbage they will return and seek it out. Agencies highly recommend using bear-resistant canisters when visiting the backcountry. Bears are attracted to anything scented or edible (such as lip balm, hand...