A Sierra Madre couple has few complaints about the reclusive tenant who moved in a few weeks ago.
He mostly minds his own business, leaves late at night, and comes back home early in the morning without bothering anyone, Bob Nesler and Susan Nesler said.
“He does leave piles of scat,” Bob Nesler said. “That’s about my biggest complaint.”
And that’s to be expected, as a black bear is living in the crawlspace under the Neslers’ home in the San Gabriel Valley foothills.
Bear sightings in the community on the southern edge of Angeles National Forest are not uncommon, which helps explain why the Neslers are not overly concerned about the bear they have named “Junior.”
The Neslers have been in contact with wildlife officials but said they only want “Junior” removed if it can be done humanely.
They’ve captured several photos on a motion-activated camera installed by California Fish and Wildlifeagents that …