ENCINO, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A well-known mama bear and her cubs were spotted lounging in a tree in the backyard of a home in an Encino neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon.

The bears were first spotted behind a home in the 16000 block of Ashley Oaks, just south of Ventura Boulevard and near the Encino Reservoir and the Santa Monica Mountain Range, shortly after 12:30 p.m.

The neighbors who spoke to Eyewitness News didn't seem to be scared, but they were concerned with the bears still in the area. At last check, the bears had gotten out of the trees and were roaming on the hillside.

AIR7 flew over the area throughout the day on Wednesday, getting images of the group of bears. There appeared to be at least three of them nestled in the trees.

The neighbors say the biggest bear of the bu

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