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An unbearable situation: How a nonprofit helped evict a black bear in LA

By Henry Larson,
John Ketchum
Published January 12, 2026 at 5:15 PM EST

A black bear made a home for itself underneath a Los Angeles man's home weeks ago. He called in expert bear-evictors to solve the problem.

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Henry Larson
John Ketchum
John Ketchum is a senior editor for All Things Considered. Before coming to NPR, he worked at the New York Times where he was a staff editor for The Daily. Before joining the New York Times, he worked at The American Journalism Project, where he launched local newsrooms in communities across the country.