2024 Marks Centennial of Last Sighting of State’s Official Animal SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The California State Senate today passed a resolution to officially declare 2024 the “Year of the California ...

The State Seal is stamped on official documents including California drivers’ licenses. It is on the badge for the California ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— State Sen. John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) has introduced a resolution in the California legislature to declare 2024 the “Year of the California Grizzly Bear” to mark the centennial of ...

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

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

Also known as the North American brown bear, the grizzly bear ... and their large heads. Grizzly bears’ fur is usually dark brown, but can also range in colour from blonde to black. Grizzly bears are ...

In the wake of the devastating Eaton Fire, many animals have been ... western and southwestern California. Although it's on the state flag, the fearsome grizzly bear no longer can be found in ...

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 ...

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 ...