NDOW kills ‘problem’ Glenbrook bear
This bear was killed Aug. 5 by Nevada wildlife officials. Photo/Provided
Nevada Department of Wildlife officials today killed a 3-year-old male black bear they said was a threat to public safety.
The bear had initially been caught in Glenbrook on June 24. A tag was put in its ear so it could be identified in the future if it caused problems. It was released in the Mount Rose area.
It was photographed by a homeowner in the south Reno area on June 28.
“One person in that Galena neighborhood tried to shoo the bear away from his house but the bear actually tried to follow him during this encounter,” NDOW biologist Carl Lackey said in a statement. “This kind of behavior shows a level of habituation to humans that can be very dangerous.”
By Aug. 4 it was back in Tahoe causing problems. It was seen again Sunday near the Glenbrook golf course, which is where it was trapped.
Glenbrook has been dealing with bear issues for much of the summer. This particular bear had been reported as the one that had broken into an outbuilding and was implicated in the death of a goat, according to Lackey.
But not everyone believes killing bears is necessary.
The BEAR League on its Facebook page says, “Soon there will be no bears left in Nevada, thanks to NDoW and especially Carl Lackey.”
This is the third bear NDOW has killed this year for what it calls public safety reasons. In that same time period 22 bears have been handled and released.
“We will see more and more bears searching for food. It is the responsibility of people living in bear country to not attract the bears by poorly handling garbage or leaving other attractants like bird and pet food available,” Lackey said.
— Lake Tahoe News staff report
It’s quite obvious that this Glenbrook community has a very shocking recent history of attracting bears. Add Carl Lackey…….. Why is this community not fined and residents punished for repeated bear attraction ? Why is Carl Lackey still allowed to kill bears on a first or second offense ? Why hasn’t he been fired ?
WHY HAVE THE BEARS NOT BEEN AIRLIFTED TO FURTHER GROUNDS ?THEY HAVE THE MONEY ,instead of killing them all the time?Something is wrong how they do things in Nevada ,More will be killed, it was just a matter of time, So sad AGAIN for these bears , people wake up,
People love to beat up Carl Lackey. If you read the article it also speaks of 22 bears caught and released by Carl Lackey and the NDOW. How many bears has the CADOW captured and released? Oh wait, don’t they usually just hand out depredation permits to deal with that problem?
We collectively as a species need to take responsibility for this travesty. The solution to this problem lies in the hands of our collective HUMAN population here in bear country. STOP LEAVING OUT THE BLACK BEAR BUFFET!
Biggerpicture – you’re partially right…….
We all need to be responsible not to attract bears but the other part of the picture is NDOW and Cal F&G doing their job adhering to their three strike protocol. All too often they violate their own regulations by setting traps and euthanizing bears for first or second offenses- and for angry property owners who literally caused the problem.
I see the efforts of people like Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care and The Bear League ruined after they raise orphaned cubs – only to be unlawfully euthanized for careless negligence by property owners.
Let’s take Sorensen’s Resort and F&G last year for a prime example of everyone at fault.
the people of glenbrook can suck it
Did I miss where they tried aversion tactics on this bear? Kill first, think later? Was this a case of laziness winning out over putting a little thought into how they could re-train this bear to be afraid of humans? Where were the rubber bullets, bear dogs, etc? This makes me sad and angry.
Are the affluent folks at Glenbrook required to have bear boxes? Problem people are so tiresome.
Funny how comments turn against Glenbrook because of the success of most of their residents. I say drop the bears off at the BEAR League and let them deal with it. They seem to know what’s needed.
Why can’t the county’s come up with a reasonably priced bear proof metal garbage huts ,I have looked into buying one but $1200 is not in my budget i know material and labor is not anywhere near the cost of what they wa t to charge
Anyone offer a better price to help the bears ?
You don’t need an expensive bear box to secure your garbage! I have a $99.00 screw top trash can that they can’t open! I’ve had it for years- teeth marks & claw marks on it but they can’t get it open. keep it for the” smelly” trash only if you have a larger family & need more cans. I bought it at Scotty’s hardware about 10 years ago and guess what? IT STILL WORKS!!!!
They released this youngster a day’s walk +/- away? And are surprised he came back? Can’t NDOW afford the fuel to take him to a less populated/safer area where he might stand a chance of finding food?
So sad and short-sighted.
Scotty Hardware sells the twist-top type Bear-a-cuda trash can for about $100. They work great.