Every year the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science holds a bald eagle count, a tradition since 1979, and last year, 42 of America’s national bird were tallied.

In the past few years, they’ve occasionally been seen around Truckee and areas north of Lake Tahoe toward Sierraville and Quincy. “But in the Tahoe Basin, it’s a slightly more recent of a ...

Sandhill cranes are returning to the Lake Tahoe basin after a century long hiatus in what many say is ... These majestic birds' newfound presence in Tahoe signifies the latest turn in the species ...

But between 1960 and 1980 the human population around Lake Tahoe exploded from 10,000 to 50,000 — 90,000 in the summer. Peak days now approach 300,000 visitors.

Wildlife biologists and forest rangers at Lake Tahoe and across the West have been preaching the mantra for decades: Don't feed the bears. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation.

But between 1960 and 1980 the human population around Lake Tahoe exploded from 10,000 to 50,000 — 90,000 in the summer. Peak days now approach 300,000 visitors.

Wildlife biologists and forest rangers at Lake Tahoe and across the West have been preaching the mantra for decades: Don't feed the bears. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation.

But between 1960 and 1980 the human population around Lake Tahoe exploded from 10,000 to 50,000 — 90,000 in the summer. Peak days now approach 300,000 visitors.