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State Wildlife Officials Try To Coax Bear Out Of Altadena Crawl Space
"The bear mostly thinks of this area as its home," CDFW spokesperson Cort Klopping said.
December 5, 2025
Biologists from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife set up cameras at an Altadena man's home to monitor the 550-pound bear that's been camping in his crawl space for more than a week.
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The bear has been living underneath Ken Johnson's home in Altadena for nine days/Ken Johnson/CBSLA
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Resident Ken Johnson said the bear nested under his home last Tuesday. CDFW staff said they've encountered the bear before, tagging and releasing the bear into the wild about 10 miles away from Altadena in the Angeles National Forest.
"The bear mostly thinks of this area as its home," CDFW spokesperson Cort Klopping said.
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