The last year in the Tahoe region, USA, the obese bear has been "wielding" weighing 227 kilograms. She broke into the houses of local residents and stole food, and then fled the scene of the crime. She has about 20 similar hacks and has been reported over 100 times. They even wanted a bear put to sleep.
This giant bear has been terrorizing residents since 2022 Tahoe, California, USA, and made headlines. A mother bear weighing 227 kilograms broke into houses with a single The goal is to find and steal goodies. Local residents reported about her about 100 times, and in a year she managed to break into 21 houses. At once they wanted to euthanize the bear, but recently they came to more humane decision - she was transported to the reserve along with the cubs.
According to the Washington Department of Fisheries and wildlife, black bears (baribals) that live here, usually weigh from 45 to 136 kg. Therefore, this bear is extremely overweight. Residents reported it to the police or animal welfare services for about 100 times: at the same time, the she-bear not only broke into houses, but sometimes scratched cars or destroyed doors. She even took to some places the crimes of their three children. The authorities used sirens and explosives devices to scare away an uninvited guest, but everything turned out to be to no avail.
When the issue was looked into by local wildlife organizations, The question arose about the euthanasia of the bear. By that time it was known that she broke into 40 houses - however, later this information was not confirmed. After a series of checks, it turned out that the bear responsible for only 21 break-ins, and other houses were broken into by others baribals. Last week, wildlife organization CDFW "delayed" bear and her cubs, and transported them to the reserve. After the kids will grow up, they will be sent back to the wild.