They are the only bear species in the state, and, despite the name, their fur ranges in color from blond to black. It’s been ...

California first featured bear symbolism on its flag during the Bear Flag Revolt of 1846 — decades before Monarch was ever ...

it seems only appropriate to tell the story of Peter Storm and the original Bear Flag of California. It all began in June 1846 when a group of 33 men not only changed the destiny of California but ...

While some 10,000 grizzly bears used to roam California, the great bear was killed by ranchers, landowners, and others by the ...

“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 ...

An animal that had once numbered as many as 10,000 in the state, living in almost all its varied ecosystems and gracing its state flag ... the diet of the California grizzly bear and how that ...