He has many names: Yogi, Chunky, Hank the Tank, Jake. Some people simply call him the Big Guy.
What everyone can agree on is that the 500-pound black bear roaming around South Lake Tahoe, California, has become a problem. For the last seven months, the bear has caused property damage and broken into nearly 30 homes in and near the waterfront Tahoe Keys neighborhood searching for food.
Because the bear has become accustomed to humans and would appear to consider them a source of easily accessible food, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has labeled it a "severely food-habituated" conflict bear.
