Impressive moment gymnastic bear balances on a railing outside California woman’s Lake Tahoe home

A California woman captured an incredible video of a bear doing gymnastics on her Lake Tahoe property.

Misty Romero hit record after she saw the bear walking along one of the railings on her Emerald Bay property on the California side of Lake Tahoe on May 18.

Romero described the bear’s balance beam-themed feat as an ‘amazing circus performance.’

According to the homeowner, she and her husband have seen bears walking around their Lake Tahoe property before, but never one walking on their railing.

“This is the first time we’ve seen a “tight-roping” bear! We had just turned the corner, surprised and delighted to see this amazing circus performance,’ Romero told Storyful earlier this month.

Bears are popular in Lake Tahoe, and the San Francisco Chronicle even called its basin ‘California’s bear capital’ in 2023.

This factor may explain why Romero and her husband weren’t surprised to see a bear on the Lake Tahoe property.

The bear in her video swiftly walked across the railing with no problems at all and appeared not even to notice that Romero was recording it.

Various online sources like Visit Lake Tahoe have advised its readers to back away and make noise if they spot a bear near them.

‘We were the only ones there, and the bear was not disturbed,’ Romero told Storyful of her proximity to the creature.

Although the bear outside Romero’s property appeared to be a grizzly, black bears are frequently spotted by visitors and residents in Lake Tahoe.

California resident CJ Russell spoke with KCRA 3 earlier this month about a black bear and her cub that had been living outside her South Lake Tahoe apartment.

Russell told the news outlet that the bear had broken the property’s fence and a shed in the backyard.

The resident later called the BEAR League after the mammal ‘slapped her paw down and huffed’ at her.

‘The first year that we did this, it was one mama bear with three yearling cubs under a house, one, a total of four bears. Now it’s over 100 bears in the winter,’ said BEAR League executive director Ann Bryant.

California officials are now in the process of updating its Black Bear Conservation Plan, which the public can provide input on until June 14.

Two goals the Department of Fish and Wildlife is hoping to meet with the updated plan are to conserve black bear populations and provide opportunities for hunting, viewing, and public education.

According to KCRA 3, the department will review and update its black bear conservation plan every 10 years.

This article by Emma Saletta was first published by The Daily Mail on 29 May 2024. Lead Image: Misty Romero captured a video of a bear walking along a thin railing at her property in Emerald Bay on the California side of Lake Tahoe.

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