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

This limited-edition Gladiator pays homage to the Golden State’s outdoors with rugged upgrades and bear-themed badging.

Regional special editions are nothing new – witness the scads of Texas Edition and Lone Star badges in that part of the ...

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 ...

It’s been a century since the grizzly bear was hunted to extinction in California, leaving only its image, ironically, on the state flag. Estimating black bears’ numbers is a fraught exercise.

The meticulously research book presents an unvarnished look at the good times and bad days in the Golden State which ...

Other government agencies and private groups that display the flag across California may also have ... Cucamonga Skeletal remains found near Big Bear identified as missing firefighter; cause ...

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

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

While California lists 463 sightings, Washington reports 724 possible sasquatch sightings, according to Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization. Beyond the "Eureka" motto and the Bear Flag ...