A bear was spotted near Westlake High School in 2006, and one was killed by a vehicle on the northbound 101 Freeway near Lindero Canyon Blvd.Īccording to the National Park Service, black bears are not native to Southern California. Sightings are more common near the San Gabriel and Santa Susana mountains.īears are sometimes spotted north of the 101 Freeway in the Simi Hills. In 2016, a bear was documented three times over three months on wildlife trail cameras in the central portion of the mountains but then never detected again," according to the National Park Service. "In the early 2000’s, a bear carcass was discovered under a landslide in Malibu Creek State Park. Though he is the first bear to make his home in the Santa Monica Mountains in many years, others have ventured into the area from time to time
This can help us better understand habitat connectivity for wildlife in the area.” With the radio-collar, we can track its movements and hopefully know where it may attempt to cross the freeway. “There is no evidence of an existing population here in the Santa Monica Mountains, and therefore likely no females. “As this bear gets older and is looking to mate, it might attempt to move back north and cross the freeway again,” Sikich said. As residents in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains well know, black bears are opportunistic eaters, gorging on fruit, insects, small animals, deer and leftovers found in trashcans,
Black bears tend to live between 15 and 25 years. (National Park Service)īB-12 is a relative youngster. Biologists believe BB-12 is the same bear.īB-12 was captured and collared in the western Santa Monica Mountains on April 23, 2023. In July 2021, a young black bear was spotted lumbering along Reino Road in Newbury Park and has since been seen on wildlife trail cameras in half of the Santa Monica Mountains - from Malibu Creek State Park to the range’s western border in Point Mugu State Park.
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