An adult black bear swiped a woman with its claw on Saturday in Monrovia in what police described as an unusual incident. A woman walking her dog on the 700 block of Oakglade Drive was approached by the bear at 9:20 a.m. California is home to roughly 60,000 black bears, the highest population estimate for anywhere in the contiguous U.S., but attacks are rare. A few months ago, one black bear was found living underneath a house in Altadena. AdvertisementOberon said the incident marked the first time that he’d heard of a bear swiping a human in his 23 years at the police department.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 15, 2026 04:46 UTC