US Edition550-Pound Bear Settles in Beneath an Altadena Home, Thwarting Creative Efforts to Move Him Out
The 550-pound male bear tagged #2120 has resisted multiple displacement attempts and remains under an Altadena home, monitored closely by California Fish and Wildlife.
- On Nov. 25, Ken Johnson discovered on camera a 550-pound male bear exiting the crawl space beneath his Altadena home near Eaton Canyon, where it remains despite removal attempts.
- Fish and Wildlife officials say the bear was relocated about 10 miles away within the past year but returned, and a neighbor in east Altadena boarded up a crawl space after a previous bear left.
- Using cameras and lures, crews are monitoring the bear remotely while Johnson tried blasting radios, a blower and ammonia-drenched towels as deterrents last week.
- Johnson says growls and thumps have woken him and raised worries about damage, he called the sheriff, crews visited last week, and media and local residents have gathered near his Eaton Canyon-area home.
- Nearly two weeks after first sighting, Fish and Wildlife biologists say bear tagged number 2120 is stressed and afraid to emerge, while Johnson hopes it will exit soon.
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550-pound bear settles in beneath an Altadena home, thwarting creative efforts to move him out
A massive bear has entrenched himself for several days beneath an Altadena home, showing no intention of moving out amid persistent efforts to displace him and a throng of curious local residents looking to catch a glimpse of the 550-pound beast. Despite myriad efforts by homeowner Ken Johnson and California Fish and Wildlife personnel, the huge male bear remains under Johnson’s home, so far largely unfettered by radios blasting, ammonia and car…
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