Bears Have Officially Emerged From Their Dens For The Season

Spring is here and bears will begin their year foraging on grasses in meadows, among other things. After decades of hard work, 2015 marked a record low number of bear incidents park-wide. This success will only continue if everyone works together to continue to protect wildlife by:

• Keeping your homes secure when nobody is home (windows and doors closed and latched).
• Storing pet food, recycling, and other possible attractants in a secure part of your house.
• Keeping your vehicles free of all food, trash, recycling, and other scented items.
• Reminding others to keep their distance from all park wildlife, and never feed them.
• Slowing down on park roads - last year 39 bears were hit by vehicles in Yosemite!
• Reporting bear activity and food storage violations to the Save-A-Bear Hotline (209)372-0322.