MONTECITO, Calif. - Yet another black bear has made an appearance in southern Santa Barbara County.
This large bear was caught on camera roaming through Montecito Thursday night.
The bear even broke into a resident s chicken coop where it proceeded to kill eight of the birds.
“I would like to co-exist with the bear, but not have him eat our chickens. We are trying to do some aversive therapy,” said resident Penellpe Bianchi.
Bianchi said her property sits right next to a local wildlife sanctuary. She said the bear has been spotted before at properties near Miramar Beach.
Several residents also caught a bear on their security cameras wandering through their yards and sheriff s deputies believe this is the same one.
CARPINTERIA, Calif. - Another bear was caught on camera this week in the Santa Barbara area.
A local viewer named German Corona got footage of the black bear running down Highway 192 at Shepard Mesa Road in Carpinteria.
He said it happened around 9:30 a.m. Thursday morning.
After spotting the bear, Corona said he called the Santa Barbara County Sheriff s Office to report it.
In the video, you can see the bear run up to a large Eucalyptus tree off the side of the road and stand against it for a moment before scampering off.
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(UPDATE: 6:10 p.m.) - A head-on crash causes full closure on Highway 154 near W Camino Cielo.
Caltrans posted on Twitter advising drivers to use Highway 101 as a detour.
SigAlert: #Hwy154 each way at W. Camino Cielo is CLOSED by a 2-car crash so thru traffic must use #Hwy101 as detour. @CHP SantaBarb@PIOJimShivers Caltrans District 5 (@CaltransD5) February 10, 2021
Fire officials say one person suffered major injuries and another person suffered minor injuries.
No extrication was required.
Veh. Acc. Hwy 154 at W. Camino Cielo. SBC on scene with a head on. 1 red and 1 green. Both Tx and transported to SBCH. No extrication required. Minor fire in 1 vehicle. Traffic restrictions in the area. Call Newsline. C/T1723. pic.twitter.com/MQvUTlRMCc Daniel Bertucelli (@SBCFireInfo) February 10, 2021