Susie says the photos on her phone of the mothering bear go back to 2017, "but she’s been coming around much longer than that." She chronicled the years from her photos and videos like this: In ...

Momma Bear Fights Invading Male In a follow-up video, Josephs explains that the fate of the mom and cubs remains unknown but that the male was seen again wandering in an open field.

The department said the bear is responsible for nearly two dozen DNA-confirmed home break-ins and extensive property damage in the South Lake Tahoe area between February 2022 and May 2023.