A black bear known as BB-12 was struck and killed on the 101 Freeway in Ventura County. He had previously safely crossed major roads in the region five times.
A black bear that was being tracked and studied by the National Park Service was struck and killed this week on the 101 Freeway in Ventura County, authorities said Friday.
During his brief time under National Park Service observation, BB-12 had safely crossed major roads in the region five times.The bear had made multiple visits to beaches in Malibu and crossed the 101 Freeway as well as State Routes 118 and 23, officials said. But “on the sixth time, he unfortunately got hit,” said Jeff Sikich, lead field biologist for the mountain lion study in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
Black bear living in Santa Monica Mountains took at least two nighttime strolls on the beach, officials say
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