"Volunteers with the BEAR League, a nonprofit based in Lake Tahoe, chased out the bear in roughly 10 minutes using paintball guns on Tuesday. "We do a lot of evictions," said Ann Bryant, the executive director of BEAR League. "We're up to about 150 a year now - bears under houses, so we're well versed on how to do it." It's not a job for the faint of heart."
"Aside from being a general nuisance with their ferocious snores, pungent odors and growls, bears can do serious damage to a home. In their attempt to find a cozy place to rest, bears can destroy insulation, wiring, heating ducts and water and gas lines as they tear into crawl spaces. Bryant said her organization stepped in to help Johnson after hearing that he had to turn off the heat to his home."
A 550-pound male black bear wedged itself into the crawl space beneath a home in Altadena just after Thanksgiving. The bear turned on a gas line and caused extensive damage that forced the homeowner to live without hot water. Officials tried air horns, cherry and caramel bait, and a trap that caught the wrong bear without success. Volunteers from the BEAR League evicted the bear, nicknamed Yellow 2120, in about ten minutes using paintball guns and loud human harassment. The nonprofit conducts roughly 150 similar evictions annually. Bears under houses can destroy insulation, wiring, ducts and utility lines.
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