An adult black bear walks through a residential neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2012, in Montrose, Calif. The bear was first seen walking on the 210 freeway, which was subsequently closed for a short time, before moving further into the city. Bears and other wildlife are drawn to the cities that line the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles in search of water, pet food and trash left out by residents. Some residents reportedly feed the bears bacon and other food, a practice strongly condemned by wildlife officials.
California Department of Fish and Game warden J.C. Healy prepares to tranquilize an adult black bear in a residential neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2012, in Montrose, Calif.
An adult black bear walks through a residential neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2012, in Montrose, Calif.
A Los Angeles County Sheriffs deputy views an adult black bear between homes in a residential neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2012, in Montrose, Calif.
A California Department of Fish and Game warden prepares syringes to tranquilize an adult black bear in a residential neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2012, in Montrose, Calif.
A California Department of Fish and Game warden gives an injection to an adult black bear lying down with a tranquilizer dart in its shoulder in a residential neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2012, in Montrose, Calif.
A boy gets a close look at a tranquilized adult black bear in the back of a California Department of Fish and Game truck in a residential neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2012, in Montrose, Calif.
California Department of Fish and Game wardens and a Los Angeles County Sheriffs deputy carry a tranquilized adult black bear to a truck in a residential neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2012, in Montrose, Calif.
An adult black bear lies down with a tranquilizer dart in its shoulder in a residential neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2012, in Montrose, Calif.
Los Angeles Sheriffs County deputies pursue an adult black bear in a residential neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2012, in Montrose, Calif.
A resident comes out to look as California Department of Fish and Game wardens prepare to carry a tranquilized adult black bear to their truck in a residential neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2012, in Montrose, Calif.
California Department of Fish and Game wardens carry a tranquilized adult black bear to their truck in a residential neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2012, in Montrose, Calif.
California Department of Fish and Game warden J.C. Healy pursues an adult black bear in a residential neighborhood to tranquilize it on Sept. 9, 2012, in Montrose, Calif.
A California Department of Fish and Game warden prepares syringes to tranquilize an adult black bear in a residential neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2012, in Montrose, Calif.
California Department of Fish and Game warden J.C. Healy rides in the back a truck with a tranquilized adult black bear to monitor its condition as it is transported from a residential neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2012, in Montrose, Calif.