Overview
- CDFW captured the mother bear and two cubs on Sunday and euthanized the adult on Tuesday, according to Monrovia’s city manager.
- The cubs were placed in a permitted rehabilitation facility with plans for release into suitable habitat once they are old enough.
- Police said the latest encounter occurred Saturday on Oakglade Drive when the bear swiped a woman walking her dog, causing minor injuries before a neighbor scared the animal off.
- DNA testing also linked the bear to a June 2025 incident in the same neighborhood in which an elderly man on his porch was scratched and recovered.
- City leaders sought relocation to the Angeles National Forest, but CDFW cited public safety, concerns about learned behavior in cubs, and poor outcomes from relocation; more than 3,000 residents signed a petition opposing the killing.