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California's bears are bulking up

Oct 13, 2026 · 4 min · 5 segments

California has the largest population of black bears in the continental US, and it’s hibernation season. To prepare, the bears are gathering as much food as they can. That means fish, berries, and…

California has the largest population of black bears in the continental US, and it’s hibernation season. To prepare, the bears are gathering as much food as they can. That means fish, berries, and even the leftovers in your garbage can.

California has the largest population of black bears in the continental US, and it’s hibernation season. To prepare, the bears are gathering as much food as they can. That means fish, berries, and…

Speakers: Michael Lyu

Top entities: California×4 Peter Tira×5 United States×2 Hyperphagia California Department of Fish and Wildlife×2

CaliforniaAdministrative AreaUS state
93%4 mentions
Peter TiraPerson
79%5 mentions
United StatesCountryCountry in North America
64%2 mentions
HyperphagiaEntity
50%1 mention
California Department of Fish and WildlifeGovernment OrganizationState agency
36%2 mentions
University of California, Los AngelesCollege or UniversityLand-grant university in Los Angeles, California
21%1 mention
Natural history museumEntityType of museum
7%1 mention

Human-wildlife interactionsEnvironment
Wildlife in urban areasEnvironment > Human-wildlife interactions
Animal physiologyScience > Biology
American black bearsAnimals > Mammals > Bears
Animal ecologyNature
Urban black bear behaviorAnimals > Mammals > Bears > American black bears
Bear-human food conflictsEnvironment > Human-wildlife interactions > Wildlife in urban areas
Urban bear habituationEnvironment > Human-wildlife interactions > Wildlife in urban areas > Bear-human food conflicts
Wildlife foragingNature > Animal ecology
Food scarcity and resource-seekingNature > Animal ecology > Wildlife foraging
Bears seeking human foodNature > Animal ecology > Wildlife foraging > Food scarcity and resource-seeking
Dormancy statesScience > Biology > Animal physiology
Bear torporScience > Biology > Animal physiology > Dormancy states
Public safety and wildlife managementGovernment
Wildlife conflict managementGovernment > Public safety and wildlife management
Bear-proof garbage and bird-feeder securityGovernment > Public safety and wildlife management > Wildlife conflict management
California nuisance-bear reportingGovernment > Public safety and wildlife management > Wildlife conflict management > Bear-proof garbage and bird-feeder security
BearsAnimals > Mammals
Environment
Government
Science
Nature
Animals
MammalsAnimals
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