The best way to protect bears and other wildlife from losing their wildness is by preventing them from getting human food and trash in the first place. One of the most important ways you can protect bears in Yosemite is by using bear-resistant food storage lockers consistently and correctly.

Why do Yosemite wildlife biologists capture bears in Yosemite and what do they do when they catch a bear? Wildlife biologists may trap or dart a bear for many reasons, but the most common reason in Yosemite National Park is to manage human-bear conflict.

Bears are up and moving in Yosemite National Park! They have been spotted moving around from the Sierra Nevada foothills to Tuolumne Meadows in the high Sierra. Bears typically emerge from hibernation in March or April in Yosemite depending on food availability, elevation, and weather.