The California Grizzly

The grizzly is believed to have once numbered 10,000 within the state of California. With the arrival of European explorers, gold miners and others California's growing population forced the bear inland from coastal and lowland areas. The bear became a target for hunters for sport to assist farmers and ranchers and simply for bragging rights. “The California grizzly bear passed into extinction with little fanfare. Scarce by the 1880's, the grizzly population dwindled until the last bear was shot in Fresno in 1922.”

- UC Berkeley Bancroft Library

WHAT YOU CAN DO

• Protect habitats and wildlife corridors for black bears that maintain the mountain ecosystems once shaped by the California Grizzly.

• Support stewardship programs, such as those run by Yurok, Karuk, and Chumash communities, that restore cultural and ecological practices tied to grizzlies.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND HOW TO HELP

Visit:

• California Grizzly Research Network (CGRN)

• California Grizzly Alliance