AMBLING LITTLE BEAR LURED FROM BIG PIPE GAME WARDENS TAKE CUB INTO FOREST.Byline: ERIC LEACH Staff Writer WESTLAKE VILLAGE -- A black bear cub that has been spotted frequently the past few days scampering in the hills above the Agoura-Westlake Village area was captured Friday evening after hiding for hours in a storm drain storm drain n. 1. A storm sewer. 2. A catch basin. . Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County sheriff's deputies said the 100-pound cub appeared in good health when he was caught shortly before 7 p.m. Plans were to release him into the Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland. Elevations range from sea level to 8,831 feet. . The cub was seen Friday morning just north of the Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. near Lake Lindero, at Lake Crest Drive and Canwood Street in Agoura Hills. It ran through a field by the freeway into Westlake Village and into a 3-foot-diameter drainage pipe that runs underground past two large office buildings under construction. ``I've lived here 30 years and never seen anything like this,'' said Tara Young, who lives nearby. ``He was up in the hills by our house,'' said her daughter, Shaeli, 5, who was worried the cub had lost its mother. The concrete storm drain near the Ventura Freeway was covered at both ends with chain-link fencing fencing, sport of dueling with foil, épée, and saber. Modern Fencing The weapons and rules of modern fencing evolved from combat weapons and their usage. to trap the bear inside. State Fish and Game wardens cooked bacon over a camp stove in hopes that the promise of a treat would draw the cub out of hiding. One game warden WARDEN. A guardian; a keeper. This is the name given to various officers: as, the warden of the prison; the wardens of the port of Philadelphia; church wardens. surmised that the cub and its mother had recently emerged from hibernation and it was time for junior to be on its own. A larger bear was seen in Westlake Village on April 27 and tranquilized two days later in nearby Newbury Park before it was released into the forest. Officials said the cub caught Friday might have been the same one that had been seen last weekend in the area. eric.leach(at)dailynews.com (805) 583-7602 CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) A black bear is caught in a makeshift trap in a culvert Friday evening by state Fish and Game wardens. It was to be released on forest land. (2 -- 3) State Fish and Game warden M.J. Stefanak looks through a 1,000- foot-long pipe, above, that a black bear ran into Friday morning near Lake Lindero, north of the Ventura Freeway. Below, game warden Marty Smith Marty Smith (born November 26, 1956 in San Diego, California), is a former professional motocross racer. He won three AMA National Motocross championships, all aboard Hondas, and was runner-up twice. gets bacon to try to lure the bear cub out of the drainage pipe. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer |
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