US EditionBear that Swiped at Monrovia Woman Euthanized by Wildlife Officials, City Says
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife euthanized the female bear after DNA linked her to two attacks causing injuries; her two cubs were relocated for rehabilitation.
- On Tuesday, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife euthanized a female Monrovia bear, notifying Monrovia City Manager Dylan Feik of the action.
- DNA testing found the captured bear's samples matched the June 2025 incident, and CDFW officials said both attacks met policy criteria to justify euthanasia.
- Saturday morning on Oakglade Drive the bear swiped the injured woman’s knee while she walked her dog, and wildlife officers tranquilized and captured the female bear and her two cubs on Sunday.
- The cubs were placed at a rehab facility, and petitioners objected after more than 3,000 signed a petition, Feik wrote, 'I am sorry to share the unfortunate news.'
- The episode highlighted an uptick in foothill bear encounters linked to development, fires and warming, and drew national media attention after a live TV photobomb in Monrovia.
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Questions are being asked Wednesday after a mother bear who swiped at a woman’s leg in Monrovia was killed by state wildlife officials. Personnel with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife euthanized the bear after the purported attack on Saturday morning as a woman was walking her dog. The woman was not seriously injured. City officials have objected to the killing of the bear, who had been living in the community with her two cubs. Th…
Bear known as 'Blondie' euthanized after Monrovia attacks
A Monrovia bear that made headlines after two people were attacked and who photobombed a KTLA newscast was euthanized by wildlife officials on Tuesday. The mama bear, known by area residents as “Blondie,” had been living under a home on Oakglade Drive with her two cubs for several weeks when she made her surprise appearance [...]
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