Time to get wise to BearWise

Odin Rasco Staff writer

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Nevada Department of Wildlife have joined together in support of BearWise, a new program created to help individuals live more responsibly around bears. BearWise provides scientifically backed information and practical advice on its website, bearwise.org.

The CDFW and NDOW will work closely with the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and California State Parks to incorporate BearWise messaging as part of their united effort in the Lake Tahoe Interagency Bear Team.

As bears don’t pay attention to things like state lines or departmental jurisdiction zones, BearWise aims to help ensure residents and visitors alike across the Tahoe region receive the same information regarding bears regardless of where they are.

“In the Tahoe Basin, growing numbers of both bears and humans are leading to an increase in humanbear encounters and conflicts,” said NDOW Biologist Carl Lackey. “Bears pay no attention to boundaries and have no idea when they cross from public to private lands or from one n See bearwise page A8

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Victor Rodriguez, 66, and Leonar Alexander Chavez Manzano, 42, are suspected of renting the home for storage and/or sale of controlled substances, according to inmate records. Rodriguez also faces charges of grand theft and possession of narcotic controlled substances and paraphernalia.

Manzano’s charge carried an enhancement that raised his bail from $35,000 to $75,000.

A third suspect, Rebecca Mae Rudolph, 37, was arrested on misdemeanor charges of possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia, records show.

All three have been released on bail since the arrests.