A bear who napped in a local tree on Thursday was spotted in Canyon Country again on Friday, running across oncoming traffic at a busy intersection before climbing over a brick wall and into a mobile home park.
And, officials with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are requesting the public’s help to spot the roaming bear to safely relocate it.
The bear was seen running through the street at 6:45 a.m. near the intersection of Solamint Road and Soledad Canyon Road, according to video footage sent to The Signal on Friday.
It was the second time in as many days that the bear has paid a visit to the Canyon Country area. According to Watch Sgt. Sorya Ely with the SCV Sheriff’s Station, the bear spotted roaming through the mobile home park is the same bear that was located sleeping up on a tree in a residential area near Lost Canyon Road and Sand Canyon Road on Thursday.
Reported sightings of the bear have been sent to the SCV Sheriff’s Station, but once deputies arrive on a scene, the bear is no longer there, Ely said, and requested that the public immediately report any sightings to the station.
Officials with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife have been notified, Ely said, but will respond to the scene once a set location of the bear has been solidified.
“We want to safely get the bear to a safer location,” Ely said, while also protecting the public, which is why she urged local residents to contact the station at 661-260-4000 immediately if they see the roaming bear.
On Thursday, the male bear, approximately 4 to 5 years old, took a nap on a tree before it made its way down and back into a nearby area of the Santa Clarita River wash with a Fish and Wildlife monitoring close by. The approximately 275-pound bear was not too far from a local school.
The same bear had been seen in Pacoima a week earlier. At that time, Fish and Wildlife personnel tranquilized the bear and fitted him with a tracking collar and an identifying ear tag, and released him into the Angeles National Forest.
