ARCADIA, Calif.—The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia was closed Nov. 4 after a bear and her two cubs were spotted in the area.
Authorities were notified about 10:20 a.m. after the bears were discovered at the arboretum at 301 North Baldwin Avenue, near the Foothill (210) Freeway.
The bears were reported to have climbed a tree and fallen asleep as of about 2 p.m., said Tim Daly of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The Arboretum was closed to the public as a precaution as Department of Fish and Wildlife personnel were called to the scene to determine how best to remove the bears from the area and return them to a more suitable habitat, Daly said….