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

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

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

The debate over whether to keep federal protections for grizzlies is “deeply laden in values,” according to one expert.

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 ...

The Santa Ana Zoo, which opened in 1952 and stretches across 20 acres, houses roughly 200 animals in its urban setting just off the 5 Freeway. Its location means wildfires are not much of a concern, ...

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 ...

What would the zoo do with its larger and older animals like 26-year-old grizzly bear siblings Ayla and Harley if they too had to leave? These are the kind of questions that Southern California ...

Yellowstone’s two most iconic giants—the 🐻 grizzly bear and the mighty 🦬 bison—are locked in a battle for survival. When these powerful forces collide, who has the advantage? The grizzly’s raw ...

California's official animal is the grizzly bear, our state flower is the poppy and our state tree is the redwood. US House Republicans aim for vote to avert government shutdown on Tuesday Against ...

So why not, Rogers wants to know, "designate Bigfoot as the official state cryptid"? That's... pretty much the bill, which was introduced this week and already has Bigfoot advocates excited. SFGate ...