With Bear Activity Up in California’s Cedar Grove, Visitors Should Use Common Sense to Stay Safe, Officials Say

During a recent closure, the lack of human traffic may have prompted black bears to reenter the area in greater numbers, said officials.

A California black bear roams in Three Rivers, Calif. on Oct. 23, 2015. Brian Melley/AP Photo

Visitors to California’s Sierra Nevada mountains may notice signs posted near campsites or pullouts warning of bear activity in the Cedar Grove area of Kings Canyon.

“The bears have been a little more active down in the Cedar Grove area,” Sequoia and Kings Canyon public affairs officer Holly Brown told The Epoch Times.