Medicine
El Dorado County health officials have been notified by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) that a South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for plague.
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At one and a half months old, Memphis is now old and strong enough to appear in the viewing enclosure along with her mother.
Zoology
Plague is naturally present in many parts of California, including higher elevation areas of Nevada and Placer Counties and is spread by squirrels, chipmunks and other wild rodents and their fleas.
The U.S Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, under the direction from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) will have Fallen leaf Campground closed Monday, June 27 and will reopen Friday morning July 1st due to a public safety precaution.
El Dorado County health officials have been notified by the California Department of Public Health that a California ground squirrel in the Tahoe area has tested positive for plague. The dead squirrel was found at the Kiva picnic area adjacent to the Tallac Historic Site in South Lake Tahoe on August 17.
This week about a dozen desert tortoises will be moving into their new homes in Northern Nevada. The reptiles are being relocated from the southern part of the state and being taken in by homeowners here.