The grizzly bear is California’s state animal and the centerpiece of its flag and seal — but a grizzly hasn’t roamed the wilds of the Golden State since 1924. It’s time to bring the state flag back to ...

2024 Marks Centennial of Last Sighting of State’s Official Animal ... last credible sighting of a grizzly bear in California, I think it’s important for people to understand that it’s not just a ...

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 ...

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