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Witnesses reported a bear in Carpinteria Thursday morning. The furry visitor was seen near Rancho Granada Mobile Home Park, around residential areas and the nearby creek.
This bear sighting comes nearly two weeks after Carpinteria’s Code Compliance and Animal Control team found evidence of bear activity near Cameo Road and Casitas Pass Road, about a half mile away.