Warmer weather is not waking up hibernating bears, says one expert. But there is something that could be -- and the pandemic made the problem a LOT worse.
The record-breaking heat drove a family of mother bear and cubs to seek relief in the cool waters of South Lake Tahoe, California.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife says about 15 percent of the bears in Tahoe show some activity during the winter months, while most hibernate for 2-3 months. "What we don't want is when they come out and smell a garbage can or a bird feeder down the street and they start eating because they don't go back into the den."
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