California Human-Black Bear Incidents (1986 - Present)

Date Incident Type County Incident Location Victim Sex Victim Age 2015- August Nonfatal Mono Lee Vining Male 46 2015- August Nonfatal Mariposa Rural residential in Midpines Male 66 2015- July Nonfatal Placer Alpine Meadows Female unknown 2015- June Nonfatal Mono Mammoth Lakes Female unknown 2015- June Nonfatal Tulare Potwisha Campground Male 26 2015- June Nonfatal Butte Magalia Unknown unknown 2014- September Nonfatal Mono Mammoth Lakes Male Unknown 2014- June Nonfatal Placer Residential area north of Kings Beach Female 68 2014- unknown Nonfatal San Bernardino Lake Arrowhead area Female unknown 2014- unknown Nonfatal Santa Barbara unknown Female unknown 2013- May Nonfatal Fresno Lower Paradise Valley Male unknown 2013- unknown Nonfatal Ventura unknown Female unknown 2012- October Nonfatal Ventura Gridley Trail, Hermitage Ranch Private Property, Ojai Female unknown 2012- July Nonfatal Placer Homewood Male unknown 2011- June Nonfatal El Dorado Badgers Den Campground Male unknown 2010- November Nonfatal Placer Residential area, Alta Female unknown 2010- September Nonfatal Mono unknown Male unknown 2010- September Nonfatal Mono Mammoth Lakes Male unknown 2010- September Nonfatal Mariposa Yosemite National Park Male Unknown 2010- August Nonfatal El Dorado Residential area, South Lake Tahoe Male unknown 2010- August Nonfatal El Dorado Fallen Leaf Campground Male unknown 2010- July Nonfatal El Dorado Yellowjacket campground Male unknown 2010- June Nonfatal Tulare Buckeye campground Female unknown 2010- May Nonfatal Mariposa Yosemite National Park Male Unknown 2010- May Nonfatal Madera Unspecified campground Male 30 2010- unknown Nonfatal Placer unknown Unknown Unknown 2009- September Nonfatal Calaveras Rural residential Male unknown 2009- September Nonfatal Mariposa Yosemite National Park Male Unknown Date Incident Type County Incident Location Victim Sex Victim Age 2009- July Nonfatal El Dorado Wench Creek Campground Male Unknown 2008- October Nonfatal Los Angeles Little Jimmy Campground Male 11 2008- September Nonfatal El Dorado Motel in South Lake Tahoe Female unknown 2008- September Nonfatal Sierra Tahoe National Forest Male unknown 2008- August Nonfatal Mariposa Wawona Elementary School, Yosemite National Park Female Unknown 2008- August Nonfatal Mariposa Yosemite National Park Male Unknown 2008- July Nonfatal Kern Caliente Creek Rd Female 57 2007- September Nonfatal Fresno Mist Falls Male unknown 2007- July Nonfatal Madera Red's Meadow Campground Male unknown 2007- May Nonfatal Shasta Madrone Campground Female Unknown 2006- September Nonfatal Nevada Rural residence in Nevada City Male unknown 2006- September Nonfatal Mariposa North Pines Campground, Yosemite National Park Male Unknown 2006- July Nonfatal Nevada Donner Lake Campground Male unknown 2006- July Nonfatal Mariposa Little Yosemite Valley Campground Male Unknown 2006- June Nonfatal Mariposa Upper Pines Campground, Yosemite National Park Male Unknown 2005- November Nonfatal Shasta Sheep Camp Campground, Whiskeytown National Park Male 17 2005- August Nonfatal Fresno Wheelbarrow Camp Male unknown 2005- May Nonfatal Mariposa Housekeeping Camp, Yosemite National Park Male Unknown 2005- April Nonfatal Mariposa Upper Pines Campground, Yosemite National Park Male Unknown 2004- November Nonfatal Mariposa Yosemite West area Male unknown 2004- September Nonfatal Mariposa Housekeeping Camp, Yosemite National Park Unknown Unknown 2004- August Nonfatal Tulare Inyo National Forest Male 52 2004- July Nonfatal Mariposa John Muir Trail, Yosemite National Park Female Unknown 2004- July Nonfatal Mariposa Half Dome Trail, Yosemite National Park Male 11 2004- June Nonfatal Mariposa Little Yosemite Valley Campground Male Unknown 2004- unknown Nonfatal Los Angeles Chilao Campground, Angeles National Forest Male Unknown 2003- October Nonfatal Mono Mono Village Male 43 2003- August Nonfatal Tuolumne Dardanelle Resort Male unknown 2003- August Nonfatal Mariposa North Pines Campground, Yosemite National Park Male Unknown 2003- July Nonfatal Los Angeles Angeles National Forest Male unknown Date Incident Type County Incident Location Victim Sex Victim Age 2003- May Nonfatal Calaveras Rural residental area, Arnold Male unknown 2002- October Nonfatal Tulare Crescent Meadow, Sequoia National Park Male 55 2002- September Nonfatal Placer West shore of Lake Tahoe Male unknown 2002- August Nonfatal Fresno Charlotte Lake Male unknown 2001- September Nonfatal Tulare Giant Forest Male unknown 2001- August Nonfatal Tulare Army Creek Male unknown 2001- August Nonfatal Fresno Wheelbarrow Camp Male unknown 2001- August Nonfatal Fresno Kearsarge Lakes, Kings Canyon National Park Male unknown 2001-July Nonfatal Mariposa Moraine Dome, Little Yosemite Valley Male Unknown 2001- July Nonfatal Los Angeles farm in La Verne Female unknown 2001- April Nonfatal Unknown conservation camp near Trinity Lake dam Male unknown 2000- September Nonfatal Fresno Upper Paradise Valley Male unknown 2000- August Nonfatal Tulare Hospital Rock Picnic Area, Sequoia National Park Male unknown 1998- September Nonfatal Tulare Atwell Mill Campground, Sequoia National Park Male unknown 1998- August Nonfatal Tulare Center Basin, Kings Canyon National Park Male unknown 1998- August Nonfatal Fresno Bullfrog Creek Male unknown 1998- August Nonfatal Kern Piute Mountains Male & Female unknown 1998- July Nonfatal Tulare Mt Home conservation camp unknown unknown 1997- August Nonfatal Fresno Upper Vidette Meadow Male unknown 1996- July Nonfatal Los Angeles Singing Pine Camp, Angeles National Forest Male & Female 8 & unknown 1996- July Nonfatal San Bernardino Camp Hunt, Yucaipa Male unknown 1996- April Nonfatal Mono Mammoth Lakes Male unknown 1995- December Nonfatal Tulare Wuksachi Lodge, Sequoia National Park Female unknown 1995- July Nonfatal Tulare Giant Forest Female unknown 1995- July Nonfatal Fresno Sheep Creek Campground Male 8 1995- June Nonfatal El Dorado Meeks Bay, Desolation Wilderness Male 13 1994- July Nonfatal Fresno Wheelbarrow Camp Male unknown 1994- June Nonfatal Fresno Kearsarge Lakes Male unknown 1994- May Nonfatal Tulare Giant Forest Campground Female unknown 1993- August Nonfatal San Bernardino unknown campground Male 13 Date Incident Type County Incident Location Victim Sex Victim Age 1993- May Nonfatal Shasta campground near Shasta Lake Male unknown 1993- unknown Nonfatal Riverside Oak Glen Conservation Camp Male Unknown 1992- August Nonfatal Fresno Vidette Meadow Female unknown 1991- August Nonfatal Siskiyou Marble Mountain Wilderness Area Male unknown 1991- July Nonfatal Fresno Canyon View Campground Male unknown 1990- August Nonfatal Fresno Kearsarge/Bullfrog Lakes Male unknown 1990- July Nonfatal San Bernardino Campground, Barton Flats Male unknown 1990- June Nonfatal Tulare Crescent Meadow Picnic Area Female unknown 1989- September Nonfatal Tulare Crescent Meadow Picnic Area Male unknown 1986- September Nonfatal Siskiyou Rural residential community Male unknown 1986- May Nonfatal Trinity Trinity Alps Wilderness Male 35