California’s Black Bear Conservation and Management Plan gets an update after nearly 30 years

California’s Black Bear Conservation and Management Plan gets an update after nearly 30 years

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) was operating on a black bear conservation and management plan from 1998—up until last Monday, when they released an update that will help track local populations, conserve their habitats, and consider both animal and human welfare. The new plan aims to monitor black bear populations with more precision, then to use that data to inform decision making. It was developed…