Overview
- A black bear known as Yellow Tag 2120 has reappeared in Altadena and has been seen entering crawlspaces, ripping screens, and damaging a fence while moving through residential yards.
- CDFW captured, tagged and relocated the same bear in 2025 after it broke into a home and ruptured a gas line, and biologists are now gathering data to confirm whether the recent sightings are the same animal.
- Homeowners on Minoru Drive and nearby streets have boarded and sealed crawlspace access, used loud noises and a leaf blower to scare the bear off, and monitored its movements with security cameras.
- Local volunteers previously chased the bear away with paint guns after it spent weeks under a house in late 2025, showing the community has used nonlethal deterrents alongside state response.
- Residents and officials say habitat disruption from the Eaton Fire has increased wildlife visits, and CDFW warns the bear will only be removed if it becomes a clear public safety threat or causes major infrastructure damage.