The CDFW and California State Parks described the bear as a "danger to public safety" in the south Lake Tahoe area.

California officials say a black bear with a history of confronting humans and breaking into homes was euthanized this week after swiping at a camper near Lake Tahoe and sending her to the hospital wi

The euthanization of a mother bear that broke into a trailer and attacked a camper in South Lake Tahoe has sparked widespread debate online. A woman was startled awake at around 4.30 a.m. on Sunday to find an American black bear pawing at her locked door at Eagle Point Campground in Emerald Bay State Park.