But don't feed the birds? That may be a different story — at least for one bird species at Lake Tahoe.

“We ask that you please do not agitate the bear, try to feed it, or try to take a selfie with it,” Pressnell said. “If you see the bear, you can call us. We are staying in contact with Wildlife.

A 71-year-old woman who was found dead inside her Sierra County home had been mauled by a black bear, the first known such fatal attack in California history.

A tourist was killed by a brown bear a day after making a post on Facebook that showed close encounters with bears, including a selfie with a cub.

A 71-year-old woman found dead in her small mountain community in the Sierra Nevada was the victim of California’s first-ever known fatal black bear attack, wildlife officials said this week.