“On this year's 100th anniversary of the last credible sighting of a grizzly bear in California, I think it’s important for people to understand that it’s not just a picture on a flag, it’s not just ...

“On this year's 100th anniversary of the last credible sighting of a grizzly bear in California, I think it’s important for people to understand that it’s not just a picture on a flag, it’s not just ...

the California grizzly bear, now extinct, is the state’s official animal. California is the only U.S. state that features an ...

Only an estimated 10 percent of the black bear population inhabits central western and southwestern California. Although its on the state flag, the fearsome grizzly bear no longer can be found in ...