1. New Bear Awareness Tactics for a Drought Year
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Steve Searles introduces the “Don’t Feed Our Bears” video series  Mammoth Lakes Wildlife Specialist Steve Searles, better known as The Bear Whisperer, isn’t afraid to make a fool of himself in ...

2. Don't feed the bears ... no matter how cute they are
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... homes in Old Mammoth this summer, eating food. Due to its non-threatening appearance and demeanor, homeowners are snapping photos rather than shooing it away, forgetting that while small now, this male ...

3. A fed bear is a dead bear
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... mistakes made by humans living in or visiting a forest/urban interface area such as Mammoth Lakes:  Household garbage't disposed of properly. Take trash straight to the provided trash receptacles where ...

4. Rasta's cub meets unfortunate accident
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Some sad news on the bear front. A few weeks ago, Rasta bear and her two cubs (one black, one brown) came down from the Lakes Basin in search of food. During their escapade, a car hit the 8-month-old, ...

5. Farewell to an old friend
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The large, cinnamon-colored bear that many locals and visitors have golfed with at Sierra Star in Mammoth Lakes over the years was found dead on Sept. 21 near a home on Rusty Lane. Local Wildlife Specialist ...

6. A Blues Traveler moment
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Recently, Mammoth enjoyed its 16th Annual Mammoth Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza, organized by Mammoth Brewing Company. The event is held at an outdoor, wooded venue known as Sam's Wood Site, and ...

7. More on momma and cubs
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... next to the kitchen. The only food left in the cabin was canned food in a cabinet. The momma bear took the cans and tossed them out the window to her cubs waiting below. When we arrived back in Mammoth ...

8. Momma bear and cubs
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Looking for something to make you smile? Check out this footage of a momma bear and her frolicking cubs recently gathered by Steve. Now that summer has truly arrived in Mammoth, Steve gets to witness scenes ...

9. Bears are Back
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The Mammoth Lakes Police Department recently issued the following press release. Now that spring has arrived, the black bears who call the Mammoth Lakes area their home are coming out of hibernation, ...

10. Mammoth enjoys world premiere of The Bear Whisperer
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It was a big night for Bear Whisperer fans. On April 3, three new episodes premiered in Mammoth Lakes, four days before the rest of the world will be privy to the epsiodes when they show on Animal Planet ...

11. The Bear Whisperer's Mammoth Premiere
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Lucky Mammoth locals can catch new episodes of "The Bear Whisperer" before they air on Animal Planet! This Sunday, April 3, the Mammoth Lakes Art Center will host a special Mammoth showing of new episodes ...

12. The Bear Whisperer: Bear Cub Invades Car
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13. New Episodes of "The Bear Whisperer" coming this April!
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... special, follows Mammoth’s Wildlife Specialist Steve Searles as he manages the bear population in Mammoth Lakes, California. Show one covers the largest bears of the lot, like Ace and Half-Nose, that ...

14. What a Bear Can Do to Your Home
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This photo is an example of the type of chaos all of us involved with The Bear Whisperer hope to avoid. It was taken last summer in the Mammoth Lakes Basin, where Steve does not have jurisdiction like ...

15. Bear Hit on 203
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With the warm weather that Mammoth has been experiencing in the past week, some bears are out and about. Unfortunately, one bear's early rising led to his untimely death. At approximately 3 a.m. on Saturday ...

16. Returns
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... ours) * Return to the following address: TheBearWhisperer.COM Attn: Returns 204 Sierra Manor Rd., Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 * Please allow 1-2 weeks for Returns to be processed. * We will refund your ...

17. Friends and Associates
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Thanks are in order for these important friends and associates who've helped Steve keep doing what he does best - teach the bears! Paul Oster - RE/MAX of Mammoth Tom Cage Karl Teller and the entire ...

18. Donations
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... you can just send your donation to: The Bear Whisperer PO Box 8619 Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546  ...

19. Other Wildlife
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It may seem like the only wildlife living in Mammoth are bears, but really the bears are just at the top of the pyramid because they get the most attention. With the bears, Mammoth is co-existing with ...

20. Contact Us
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The Bear Whisperer PO Box 8619 Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 steve@thebearwhisperer.com www.thebearwhisperer.com   Content: Lara Kirkner loubug51@gmail.com   Website Questions: Dave      ...