NDOW
has a BEAR Hotline wired directly into NDOW’s
Dispatch Center in Reno. Normal business hours are 6 a.m.
until 11 p.m. The hotline is for those who have bear problems.
Please do not call if you have simply sighted bears, or have
had garbage cans tipped by bears.
Bears and other animals are attracted to anything
edible or smelly.
- Store garbage in bear-proof containers, or store garbage
in your garage until pick-up.
- Keep food indoors or in airtight and odor-free containers.
- Put away picnic leftovers; clean BBQ grills.
- Keep pet food inside, and bird feeders away.
- Pick up fallen tree fruit as soon as possible, or protect
fruit trees with electric fencing.
- Remove cosmetic fragrances and other attractants, including
bird feeders and compost piles.
- Install or request bear-proof trash containers.
Bear Country Precautions
- Keep a close watch on children, and teach them what to
do if they encounter a bear.
- While hiking, make noise to avoid a surprise encounter
with a bear.
- Never keep food in your tent.
- Store food and toiletries in bear-proof containers or
in an airtight container in the trunk of your vehicle.
- Keep a clean camp by cleaning up and storing food and
garbage immediately after meals.
- Use bear-proof garbage cans whenever possible or store
your garbage in a secure location with your food.
- Never approach a bear or pick up a bear cub.
- If you encounter a bear, do not run; instead, remain facing
towards the animal, talk in a quiet yet firm voice and try
to appear as large as possible while backing away to a safe
location.
- If attacked, fight back.
- If a bear attacks a person, immediately call 911.
 When
wild animals are allowed to feed on human food and garbage,
they lose their natural ways often resulting in death for
the animal.
Please respect and protect wild
animals.
Keep them wild. |
Feeding bears is dicouraged in Nevada, and illegal in California. Some Nevada municipalities have ordinances and fines for feeding bears and mis-handling trash.
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