A California man returned home after a wildfire to discover a 525-pound black bear living under his house. The bear, nicknamed 'Barry' by locals, had survived the fire and taken refuge in the crawl space. Wildlife officials used a rotisserie chicken and a bear trap to safely remove the bear and relocate it to the Angeles National Forest.
A Southern California man returned home after evacuating last month’s devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires to discover an unexpected resident lurking beneath it. Samy Arbid told CNN he found a 525-pound adult, male black bear living under his Altadena, California, home after the Eaton Fire blazed through the city. The fire scorched more than 14,000 acres and ranks among the state’s top-three most destructive wildfires, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
had the daunting task of removing the giant bear from a relatively small space. employees were concerned about how Barry may react once he came out from beneath the home, Arbid said. The team had several cameras set up from various angles to monitor the bear’s behavior during the removal process, Arbid explained. Due to the animal’s size, the wildfire team decided using anesthesia to subdue the bear was not an option for removal, the fish and wildlife department said in a January 29 news release. Fish and wildlife biologist Kevin Howells and a team of eight wildlife employees spent nearly 24 hours attempting to remove Barry from the crawl space, according to the release.
said. Barry received a welfare check and a GPS collar, and was released into the Angeles National Forest, the agency reported.
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