One of California’s most recognizable animals is the California grizzly bear, but this animal has been extinct since 1922. This animal has been associated with California since people began moving to the west coast of the United States. As people began to move to California hoping to strike it rich during the gold rush, the bears stood their ground and lived around the advancing civilizations. The bears wreaked havoc for the new settlers, eating their livestock and stopping human expansion. The scientific name of the California grizzly bear is Ursus arctos californicus. This report will discuss the appearance, habitat and range, diet, and the effects on human life of these iconic bears.
California grizzly bears were a species of bear. …show more content…
The bears preferred living along rivers and streams so they could find fish. A lot of the population of these animals resided in the northern half of the state although there were still a decent amount of them in Southern California. This species also ranged outside the state of California, venturing up north into Canada. When settlers began to move to California in the mid 1800’s, the bears were forced more inland where the found themselves in the forests of northern California. One setback the bears had to deal with while in these forests was their inability to climb trees. But overall, the bears dealt with the change of scenery fairly …show more content…
Marshall found gold in a California river. This event caused an influx of people to northern California. When the soon to be state’s population grew, the bears tried to stay near the coast where humans were trying to settle. The humans couldn't live aside the bears because the bears killed the farmer’s plants and ate their livestock. When more people had to move away from the coast and more inland toward the bears, they had no solution but to hunt the bears. Less than 75 years after gold was struck in California, all the California grizzly bears had died. The last was shot in August 1922 in Sequoia National
California grizzly bears were a species of bear. …show more content…
The bears preferred living along rivers and streams so they could find fish. A lot of the population of these animals resided in the northern half of the state although there were still a decent amount of them in Southern California. This species also ranged outside the state of California, venturing up north into Canada. When settlers began to move to California in the mid 1800’s, the bears were forced more inland where the found themselves in the forests of northern California. One setback the bears had to deal with while in these forests was their inability to climb trees. But overall, the bears dealt with the change of scenery fairly …show more content…
Marshall found gold in a California river. This event caused an influx of people to northern California. When the soon to be state’s population grew, the bears tried to stay near the coast where humans were trying to settle. The humans couldn't live aside the bears because the bears killed the farmer’s plants and ate their livestock. When more people had to move away from the coast and more inland toward the bears, they had no solution but to hunt the bears. Less than 75 years after gold was struck in California, all the California grizzly bears had died. The last was shot in August 1922 in Sequoia National