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Last summer’s gray wolf attacks on Sierra Valley livestock have reignited a broader debate over California’s approach to the return of predators, especially as grizzly reintroduction is explored.

A California bill aiming to allow using dogs in bear hazing and possibly hunting has stalled in a state committee, with support from hunters and opposition from wildlife advocates. Meanwhile, debate reigns over the true state of black bears.

Are coyote interactions with local cats and dogs increasing? Also: Protecting wildlife during Truckee Springs construction; and legalities of the Sock Parlour YouTube incident.

Larry Andresen proposes a publicly accessible California Department of Fish and Wildlife parcel as an alternative to recreation on private properties in the Hirschdale area — an option he says will be cheaper than Nevada County’s proposed stairway project.