"The bear -- now known as Yellow 2120 -- made its way into the homeowner's crawlspace under his kitchen around Thanksgiving and had been there ever since. The homeowner spoke with Eyewitness News and said the bear was spotted Wednesday and was shocked by an electrified doormat used by professionals to capture bears. The animal roamed around the house for a while only to realize his hibernation spot had been sealed off."
""I can hear him under there, and it's really scary when you hear the banging and crushing and scratching and stuff ... he's not happy," said homeowner Ken Johnson. The bear's whereabouts remain unknown as of Thursday afternoon. A wildlife rescue group helped with the bear's removal. State wildlife officials tried to get the bear out multiple times, but the animal kept coming back."
""I saw that ken was potentially looking at litigation against [California Department of Fish and Wildlife] because they kind of left him high and dry and fending for himself with this bear under the house," said Dave Fleishman with The Bear League. The group said their team's experience made a difference, saying they handle similar removals several times a day. The elderly bear, unmoved by typical lures, finally met the right combination of pressure and timing."
An elderly bear, dubbed Yellow 2120, entered a homeowner's crawlspace under the kitchen around Thanksgiving and remained there for nearly two months. The homeowner reported hearing banging and scratching and expressed fear. State wildlife officials attempted removal multiple times but the bear repeatedly returned. A Lake Tahoe nonprofit, The Bear League, intervened after the homeowner considered litigation. The Bear League used targeted techniques, including an electrified doormat and timed pressure, to coax the bear out; their team removed the animal in under ten minutes. The bear's current whereabouts remained unknown the following afternoon.
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