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Bear Living Under Altadena Home Finally Leaves, California Department of Fish and Wildlife Confirms
A 500-pound California black bear caused extensive damage while living under an Altadena home for over a month before being evicted using an electric mat, officials said.
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed the bear that lived under an Altadena home for over one month has left, and BEAR League first responders said they removed it on January 8, 2026.
- The bear moved in around Thanksgiving, and CDFW said this is the typical time for bears to find warm, safe places to den.
- A BEAR League volunteer Scott crawled beneath the house to encourage the bear out, and the electric 'unwelcome' mat loaned by BEAR League scared the bear off when it tried to return.
- Facing extensive damage, the homeowner Ken Johnson created a GoFundMe to cover repairs and shut off local gas service over safety concerns, while CDFW said he must secure the crawlspace.
- State biologists previously tried trapping the bear, catching another instead, and the BEAR League said it handles similar evictions daily while the bear's whereabouts remain unknown as of Thursday.
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The animal had already caused so much damage to the man's home that it had to be chased away.
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A 550-pound male black bear wedged itself into the crawl space underneath an Altadena home just after Thanksgiving. Officials tried air horns, cherry and caramel flavored bait and even a trap that caught the wrong bear.
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California homeowner rolls out 'unwelcome' mat for black bear living under his house
A huge black bear has finally been evicted from a crawl space under a Los Angeles area house where it had been living since Thanksgiving.
·United States
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