Some bruin is where he ain’t ought to be: several newsgroups have reported sighting a bear at Mendocino and Altadena Drive, last seen heading in the general direction of Eaton Canyon, about 9 PM tonight, so be careful out there!
UPDATE: Community correspondent Bob Meyer writes:
Just thought you would like our story from tonight. I grilled some fish and we were eating on the back patio when my daughter spotted a large bear about 20 feet from our table snooping around. It was dark and I only caught a glimpse of it while scooting into the house. I called the sheriff and they came to check it out. She was gone but they said they had a report earlier of the same bear (presumably) on the 2000 block of Braeburn, just south of us. I guess she has two cubs though we didn’t see that.
Our dog was in the backyard but managed to stay away from the bear and everyone is alright.
“…..and everyone is alright.” As if the bear posed a threat to the barbequing humans! You have a %1000 better chance of being bitten by an off-leash dog on a walk with it’s owner than you have of being attacked by a bear, a mountain lion, a bobcat, or a coyote. People who choose to live near the wilderness should really try to have a better understanding of their co-habitants.
And why call the Sheriff? To shoot the bear? Chase it away? Arrest it? It shouldn’t be such a surprise to see wildlife in our wildlife areas yet some people continue to be so surprised and alarmed enough to call the Sheriff, as if being a bear were a crime.
Is that community correspondent or cub reporter Bob Meyer?