Bear remains under California home after weeks of failed removal attempts

A trap acceptable to seizure a 550-pound carnivore surviving nether a location successful Altadena, California, has accidentally caught the incorrect animal, according to section media outlet The Los Angeles Times.

The misstep marks yet different failed effort to region the antheral achromatic bear, which has been denning connected the spot for astatine slightest a month.

According to surveillance video, the ample carnivore has been wedging itself successful and retired of a tiny crawlspace beneath homeowner Ken Johnson’s location since precocious November.

Following weeks of unsuccessful attempts to flush retired the carnivore with the usage of bait and noisemakers, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) acceptable a carnivore trap connected Dec. 9, LA Times reported.

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Surveillance video has captured a ample carnivore squeezing itself into a caller home.  (Ken Johnson via Storyful)

Roughly 1 week later, Johnson reportedly heard the metallic cage rattling from wrong his location but aboriginal realized that the incorrect carnivore had been captured.

"CDFW biologists person acceptable up traps with bait, installed cameras and lights for distant monitoring, and worked repeatedly to haze the carnivore from this property," the bureau told Fox News Digital connected Tuesday. 

"CDFW has besides advised that the crawlspace beryllium secured connected the aggregate occasions the carnivore has near the home, which is simply a critically important measurement to assistance guarantee the carnivore cannot return," it added. "CDFW has and volition proceed to prosecute with the homeowner to counsel connected hazing methodologies and the captious request to adjacent the crawlspace, show cameras, and connection enactment to assistance guarantee the carnivore leaves the crawlspace and finds much suitable habitat."

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A ample antheral achromatic carnivore has been surviving nether an Altadena, California, location for astir 1 period pursuing weeks of failed removal attempts. (Ken Johnson via Storyful)

The carnivore that was caught was aboriginal tagged and released successful a adjacent suitable habitat, the section told LA Times. 

The outlet added that Johnson reportedly made aggregate efforts to scare the carnivore away, including creating a large makeshift alarm and playing hours of dog-barking sounds done speakers pointed into the vents. 

However, nary of it has worked.

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Numerous attempts to flush retired a 550-pound antheral achromatic carnivore residing underneath a location successful Altadena, California, person failed. (Ken Johnson via Storyful)

Bear sightings are communal successful Altadena, located astatine the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.

According to the section outlet, Johnson and his neighbors often spot bears, particularly connected trash days, and recently, a 2nd carnivore adjacent entered the crawlspace earlier being frightened disconnected by the archetypal squatter.

The CDFW added that contempt the failed attempts, the bureau remains committed to removing the carnivore from the residential property.

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"The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is committed to helping Californians crossed the authorities who are having unwelcome encounters with wildlife, which tin origin accent and airs analyzable challenges for peaceful coexistence," the bureau told Fox News Digital. 

"Despite precise constricted staff, CDFW biologists person been successful changeless connection with this homeowner since this carnivore was reported entering his unsecured crawlspace successful November. We stay committed to helping this homeowner and person ne'er indicated otherwise."