 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - A handful of mountain roads will be closed ahead of the Independence Day holiday. Glendora Mountain Road north of Big Dalton Road to East Fork Road and Glendora Ridge Road from Glendora Mountain to Mt. Baldy Road will close Wednesday, July 3 at 4 p.m. The roads are expected to reopen Friday, July 5 at 10 a.m., according to the U.S. Forest Service.
The above road closures will not affect pedestrian, bicycle or horse traffic. Chantry Flat Road will close Wednesday, July 3 at 8 p.m. and is expected to reopen the morning of July 5, Sierra Madre Police said. Monrovia Canyon Park, 1200 N. Canyon Blvd., will be closed July 3 through July 5, the City of Monrovia said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - The California Department of Fish & Wildlife will relocate the bear and cub involved in a confrontation June 10 after determining the mother bear was defending her offspring. The mother bear, referred to as a sow, was protecting her cub and not acting abnormally aggressive. The CDFW is in the process of releasing both the sow and cub back to suitable habitat near where they were captured, the CDFW announced Wednesday. The dog of a resident in the 500 block of Hermosa Avenue allegedly attacked the bear cub Monday in the resident’s yard, prompting the sow to defend her cub. The resident kicked the sow after it injured the dog. The resident was scratched and bit on his legs, according to Interim Sierra Madre Police Chief Jim Hunt. “CDFW biologists concluded the bear acted in defense of itself and its cub, which constitutes normal behavior,” the CDFW said. The resident and dog are recovering from their injuries.
Both the sow and cub were tranquilized and removed from the scene. A DNA analysis taken from the man and the sow helped confirm the captured bear was the same involved in the confrontation, the CDFW said. Scientists also confirmed the bear in the June 10 incident was not the same involved in an April 24 incident when an 84-year-old transient living in the Sierra Madre foothills was attacked. “CDFW reminds Californians that much of the state is bear country, even Los Angeles County, one of the most populated counties in the United States,” the CDFW said. To learn more on how to coexist with wildlife, visit KeepMeWild.org. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate! |
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