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Video: Young bears traverse backyards, fences in California neighborhood
Jonathan Ayestas
Senior Digital Producer
Video: Young bears traverse backyards, fences in California neighborhood
SURVIVE, SURVIVE. RIVERS. ALL RIGHT. WE WANT TO SHOW YOU SHARE THIS VIDEO, THIS DRONE VIDEO WITH YOU, DAN WIEDER TOOK THIS IN KINGS BEACH ON THE NORTH SIDE OF LAKE TAHOE. YEAH, TAKE A LOOK TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN. THESE BEARS BALANCING ON THE FENCES. THEY’RE SO INGENIOUS, AREN’T THEY? THE BEARS DID NOTICE THE DRONE, BUT APPEARED TO BE JUST CURIOUS AT THE TIME. BUT LOOK AT THEM JUST TEETERING THERE ON THAT. WOW. PRETTY GOOD BALANCE. REALLY GOOD BALANCE. NOT BAD. I’M SURPRISED THEIR WEIGHT ISN’T TAKING THAT THAT LITTLE BOARD DOWN. BUT WOW, THERE THEY GO. JUST ON THAT TIGHTROPE WALK. YEAH, WELL, PEOPLE ARE LIVIN
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Video: Young bears traverse backyards, fences in California neighborhood
Jonathan Ayestas
Senior Digital Producer
A person with a drone captured video of three bears living their best lives in the Kings Beach in California.Dan Weider captured almost 10 minutes worth of drone footage, showing three young bears letting their curiosity run free as they play from backyard to backyard, traversing along the edges of fences to go to their next playground.At one point, you can see one of the bears up a tree, completely unbothered by anything around it.While none of the bears seemed bothered by the drone following them around, wildlife officials recommend people keep their distance so as to not feel too comfortable around human activity.Watch the full video below:According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, summer becomes an active time for black bears. The department said summer is also when wildlife agencies get many calls from people concerned that they found an orphaned bear cub.The department said it is important to know when you've spotted a bear cub that might not be too far from its mother or when you've spotted a yearling, or younger bear, that is in its next chapter of life where it begins living on its own.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

A person with a drone captured video of three bears living their best lives in the Kings Beach in California.

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Dan Weider captured almost 10 minutes worth of drone footage, showing three young bears letting their curiosity run free as they play from backyard to backyard, traversing along the edges of fences to go to their next playground.

At one point, you can see one of the bears up a tree, completely unbothered by anything around it.

While none of the bears seemed bothered by the drone following them around, wildlife officials recommend people keep their distance so as to not feel too comfortable around human activity.

Watch the full video below:

, summer becomes an active time for black bears. The department said summer is also when wildlife agencies get many calls from people concerned that they found an orphaned bear cub.

The department said it is when you've spotted a bear cub that might not be too far from its mother or when you've spotted a yearling, or younger bear, that is in its next chapter of life where it begins living on its own.