Story at a glance
- Bears and other wildlife fleeing the Caldor Fire are taking over abandoned Lake Tahoe.
- Photographs show bears and even a coyote taking refuge in the resort town.
- The Caldor Fire has burned 210,259 acres and is 25 percent contained.
As thousands of residents and tourists evacuate Lake Tahoe to escape the encroaching wildfires, fleeing bears and other wildlife are taking over the abandoned resort town.
Images taken by California’s RMG News show bears wandering through the empty town, salvaging through dumpsters and resting in abandoned areas typically inundated with visitors.
Desolate streets after mandatory evacuations means dozens of four-legged looters are on the prowl in South Lake Tahoe at the #CaldorFire. pic.twitter.com/l0xQJy772d
— RMG News (@RMGNews) September 1, 2021
RMG News footage, shared with the New York Post, even includes a coyote eating in an empty street.
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The raging Caldor Fire has pushed wildlife out of their more isolated habitats as they flee the flames and go searching for food and shelter in other areas.
The Caldor Fire has burned 210,259 acres and is 25 percent contained on its perimeter.
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