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. California Bear under Altadena home for 6 weeks is finally evicted by paintball guns, electrified mat A 550-pound male black bear wedged itself into the crawl space underneath an Altadena home just after Thanksgiving. For six weeks, a massive male black bear made himself comfortable in another Altadena home not far from the most recent incident.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 14, 2026 12:09 UTC