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

By Henry Larson,

John Ketchum

Published January 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM CST

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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.

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

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