Denise Goldmann, Goleta March 11, 2010 12:00 AM

Re: the recent letter to the editor, “Make humans unbearable to bears,” hunting doesn’t reduce conflicts with bears. Trophy hunters target the largest bears that may look good on a wall or as a throw rug, not the young males that are primarily […]

DFG has recorded 12 “bear attacks” since 1980. In some cases, the details of these attacks were not completely known. According to the DFG’s statewide public safety guidelines, a wild animal attack is defined as “physical contact, injury or death.” Each attack is summarized below.

Mono County, October 2003 – A 43-year old Orange County […]