{"id":406703,"date":"2026-01-14T13:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/406703\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T13:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:35:07","slug":"now-infamous-altadena-bear-moves-to-2-more-homes-after-eviction-from-crawlspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/406703\/","title":{"rendered":"Now-infamous Altadena bear moves to 2 more homes after eviction from crawlspace"},"content":{"rendered":"

ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) — A now-infamous bear that made headlines after taking over the crawlspace of an Altadena home for months<\/a> made residence under two more homes in the area.<\/p>\n

The bear, known as Yellow 2120, made its way into the homeowner’s crawl space under his kitchen around Thanksgiving and had been there ever since.<\/p>\n

An Altadena man got a big surprise when he found a 500-pound bear had made the narrow crawl space under his home a den for the winter.<\/p>\n

Last week, the BEAR League<\/a> from Lake Tahoe traveled to the area to help the Altadena homeowner remove the bear<\/a> using paintballs to scare him out of the crawlspace in the neighborhood along Altadena Drive below the San Gabriel Mountains. They then placed an electrified doormat to block the entrance.<\/p>\n

Before the BEAR League stepped in, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) crews tried multiple times to get the bear out<\/a>, but the animal kept coming back.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the nonprofit shared that the bear went into the crawlspace of another Altadena home after being evicted. He stayed there for one day before moving to a third home.<\/p>\n

The BEAR League also assisted the third family, placing the electrical mats to spook the 550-pound black bear out of the area.<\/p>\n

Yellow 21201 finally left after three days and has not returned, according to the nonprofit.<\/p>\n

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