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sl8

(16,981 posts)
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 09:29 AM 6 hrs ago

California man frustrated over efforts to remove bear living under his house

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California man frustrated over efforts to remove bear living under his house

CBS News
Dec 30 2025

A Southern California man has been living with a bear under his house since November and he says the state is no longer helping to try to get the bear out. CBS News' Carter Evans reports.

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hlthe2b

(112,716 posts)
3. Yes... Loud music to disturb the bear as suggested below is a real bad idea for one hibernating.
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 09:49 AM
6 hrs ago

I'd be cautious coming and going, but if he's sequestered in hibernation in the crawlspace, I'd let him be.

Zambero

(9,921 posts)
5. Bears don't hibernate in SoCal at lower elevations
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 10:04 AM
6 hrs ago

It's the Riviera for them. More than likely he leaves his accomodations to make food runs at night and hunkers down during the daytime.

2naSalit

(99,838 posts)
9. Bears who have...
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 12:40 PM
3 hrs ago

Access to food year round don't hibernate. It's why you can go see non-hibernating bears at sanctuaries, they feed them all year.

Auggie

(32,846 posts)
8. The bear broke a gas pipe -- that poses a danger to the neighborhood
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 12:11 PM
4 hrs ago

It has to be relocated.

StarryNite

(11,969 posts)
4. That bear is huge! LOL
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 10:01 AM
6 hrs ago

Poor bears and other wildlife were displaced because of the fires just like so many people were. Such a sad situation.

Wonder Why

(6,525 posts)
10. Nah! Bear is claiming he pays rent for the place and is demanding A/C, lighting & 3 square meals a day.
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 01:39 PM
2 hrs ago

twodogsbarking

(17,537 posts)
12. My mother once asked a young male clerk where the moth balls were. He didn't know what they were Fill in the blanks.
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 03:38 PM
36 min ago
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