"A week after a 550-pound bear was evicted from under an Altadena home, another Altadena resident about a mile away reported a bear taking up residency under that home's floorboards. Animal control officers from Pasadena Humane confirmed that a bear was living under an Altadena house Sunday but could not be sure if the latest bear squatter was the same bruin from the earlier incident. As of Tuesday, the latest bear tenant was no longer under the house, a spokesperson from Pasadena Humane confirmed."
"As of Tuesday, the latest bear tenant was no longer under the house, a spokesperson from Pasadena Humane confirmed. "Unfortunately this time of year, it's often hard to get bears from under houses because they're looking for shelter," said Kevin McManus, public relations and communications director at Pasadena Humane. "So they're gonna cozy up wherever they think is an adequate shelter for them." Following confirmation of a bear sighting, Pasadena Humane notified the California Department of Fish and Wildlife."
"For six weeks, a massive male black bear made himself comfortable in another Altadena home not far from the most recent incident. Last week, that bear was chased out with paintball pellets, a tactic used by the BEAR League, a nonprofit based in Lake Tahoe, to run the bear out. When the bruin returned, it was met with tiny shocks from an electrified mat, which made him scurry away."
Last week a 550-pound male black bear was forced out from under an Altadena home after six weeks there. About a mile away, another resident reported a bear under their floorboards. Pasadena Humane confirmed the sighting Sunday and said the bear was gone by Tuesday. Pasadena Humane notified the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. California's black bear population is estimated at about 60,000. Officials could not confirm whether it was the same bear because a yellow ear tag was not clearly visible; responders previously used paintball pellets and an electrified mat to evict the earlier bear.
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