A beloved black bear in South Lake Tahoe \u2014 known locally as Hope \u2014 is facing euthanasia after the California Department of Fish and Wildlife allegedly deemed her too \u201chabituated\u201d to humans. But locals say this gentle mother, who has shown no aggression toward people, is only trying to survive in a rapidly shrinking habitat. They\u2019re demanding non-lethal solutions like relocation, electric fencing, and community education instead of death.<\/p>\n
Hope, also called \u201cbear number 753,\u201d has been spotted looking for food in unlocked homes \u2014 a direct result of human encroachment. Her cub, Bounce, will be left alone if officials go through with this plan. Killing her won\u2019t solve anything \u2014 it just punishes wildlife for human negligence. Tahoe residents are urging compassion and coexistence.<\/p>\n
Sign the petition now<\/a> to save Hope and protect California\u2019s wildlife. Sign the petition now<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sign These Urgent Petitions!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A beloved black bear in South Lake Tahoe \u2014 known locally as Hope \u2014 is facing euthanasia after…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1069,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1650,1655,7,9,8,1664,1663,1669,1651,1653,1656,1677,1658,1668,1660,1659,1665,1675,1654,1670,1666,1684,1686,1685,1661,1662,1667,1674,1673,1680,1678,1676,1683,1679,1657,1682,1652,1681,1671,1672],"class_list":["post-1068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-animal-conservation","tag-animal-rescues","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-conscious-consumerism","tag-conscious-consumers","tag-conservation-news","tag-cruelty-free","tag-eco-friendly-lifestyle","tag-eco-friendly-pet-products","tag-eco-friendly-fashion","tag-ecofriendly-shopping","tag-environmental-news","tag-gluten-free-recipes","tag-gmo-free","tag-go-green","tag-green-fashion","tag-green-living","tag-green-news","tag-green-tips","tag-plant-based-health","tag-plant-based-lifestyle","tag-plant-based-recipes","tag-raw-lifestyle","tag-raw-vegan-recipes","tag-recycling","tag-social-justice","tag-sustainability","tag-vegan-desserts","tag-vegan-diet","tag-vegan-fashion","tag-vegan-health","tag-vegan-meals","tag-vegan-products","tag-vegan-protein-powders","tag-vegan-recipes-vegan-food","tag-vegan-supplements","tag-veganism","tag-vegetarian-food"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}