3 cubs caught and released in Stateline
Nevada Department of Wildlife Conservation aid Cooper Munson holds two of three black bear cubs captured and released July 16 in Stateline. Photo/NDOW
Three 5-month-old black bears were captured and released July 16 on Kingsbury Grade.
Nevada Department of Wildlife personnel captured the three cubs in a trap, but their mother eluded capture.
The cubs, a female and two males, were tranquilized and processed by a NDOW biologist with the female bear never more than about 40 yards away while the cubs were being examined. The processing includes attachment of identifying ear tags, a tattoo on the bear’s inner lip, the affixing of a microchip and the taking of a sample of hair for DNA purposes. The cubs, weighing from 15 to 22 pounds, were released and reunited with their mother as soon as they awakened.
The female is estimated to be about 19 and has had at least three litters and 10 cubs since she was first captured in 2004 by NDOW.
“Besides tagging the female in 2004, we have now tagged the 10 cubs she has had since. She and her offspring have provided a lot of information to our ongoing research on Nevada’s black bear population,” NDOW black bear biologist Carl Lackey said in a statement.
Since July 1, NDOW has released nine black bears after trapping them.
Thank You for not killing them,,We love our Bears ,
All these bear stories lately makes me realize, there sure are a lot of bears in such a heavy populated area, you would think their natural inclination would be to go further out into the woods, and get away from humans.
Care, black bears, like coyotes, are opportunistic feeders and actually seem to thrive in our somewhat urban/wilderness interface. That’s why it’s our job to control how we deal with the issue that plays into that feeding scheme, namely our curbside waste. Easily fixed, but sadly too many Basin homeowners feel no compulsion to be a part of the solution rather than being THE problem. Especially vacation rentals that have a midweek trash pick up.
Biggerpicture and careaboutthecommunity. At 11:30 this morning we get a call from a neighbor, “There’s a bear in your garden!”. I had just been pulling weeds and came inside to cool off so I just missed him. So the bears are back in Sierra Tract!
Please secure your trash from the bears! Bear proof garbage cans, a metal bear box or keep your trash indoors until your pick up day.
They are back and they are hungry! Take care, OLS
Do bears travel great distances or do they seem to stay in a specific territory? About three weeks ago, a Mother Bear and her three cubs came through our lot, which is off of Pioneer Trail and Washoan Blvd. Could it have been the same family as this one? It is my understanding that three cubs are quite a few for one Mom to have so I am guessing there are not that many Mom’s with three cubs out there. Mom certainly has her work cut out for her and her paws full with three little rascals!