It’s become unbearable.
A California homeowner who was evacuated during the state’s wildfires returned home to find an unwelcome squatter — a 500-pound bear nicknamed Yogi.
“He’s there and he’s dangerous,” Pasadena resident Sean Lorenzini told KTLA-TV News this week. “It’s not like he’s not entitled to be here. We are encroaching on his territory. Nonetheless, this bear and humans aren’t meant to interact like this.
Pasadena resident Sean Lorenzini was forced to evacuate during the California wildfires — and returned to find a bear living under his house. KTLA via Sean Lorenzini
Sean Lorenzini said the bear he nicknamed Yogi has been living under his house since he returned following the California wildfires. KTLA via Sean Lorenzini“I need him out,” he added. “I don’t want him hurt but I need him removed and I think he’s just going to come back.”
Lorenzini had to abandon his home last month as the Eaton Fire, one of several massive wildfires that ravaged large swaths of the Golden State.
He returned to find his property safe, but with the furry brute living under the house — and nicknamed him Yogi after the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon character who lived at “Jellystone Park.”
“That bear has to be 7 feet tall, 5-600 pounds without a doubt,” he told KTLA. “We are having fuses blown so he’s down there obviously whacking things around. Some of the insulation has been pulled out.”
Neighbors said Yogi mostly comes out at night to eat, but has been spotted out and about during the day as well. KTLA via Sean LorenziniAccording to the Los Angeles Times, Yogi mostly comes out at night to eat, but has been snapped taking a dip in Lorenzini’s pool — and scared off utility workers who came to restore power to the house.
Neighbor Glen Ferris said the bear has also left claw marks on trash cans in the area but has generally kept out of everyone’s hair so far.
“My son’s bedroom backs up to Sean’s house and he hears him all the time,” he told KTLA. “We know he’s going in and out.”
