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The Mexican grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis, formerly Ursus arctos nelsoni) [1] is an extinct population of the grizzly bear in the Southwestern United States and Mexico. The specimen later designated the holotype of U. a. nelsoni was shot by H. A. Cluff at Colonia Garcia, Chihuahua , in 1899. [ 2 ]
The last California grizzly bear sighting was in 1924 and no specimens have been seen since. [29] A small brown bear population once lived in the northern parts of Mexico, New Mexico, and Arizona. [30] This population is now extinct as the last known Mexican grizzly bear was shot in 1976. [31]
The peak is approximately 3.5 miles from the Arizona-New Mexico border. [3] The summit is the highest point in the Escudilla Wilderness which is administered as part of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. It is also the third-highest mountain peak in Arizona. The area was severely impacted by the Wallow Fire of June 2011.
The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), also known as the North American brown bear or simply grizzly, is a population or subspecies [4] of the brown bear inhabiting North America. In addition to the mainland grizzly ( Ursus arctos horribilis ), other morphological forms of brown bear in North America are sometimes identified as grizzly bears.
Today, grizzly bears occupy only 4% of their former range, which included much of the Rocky Mountain Region, extended up into western and central Canada and northern Mexico, according to ...
Brown bear range map ... Atlas bear, and Mexican grizzly bear, ... The last two decades of the 19th century saw an increase in bounties. Conflicts with farmers also ...
The Mexican wolf's range in the mountains is limited to the foothills of Durango [85] or the animal may have been extirpated; [86] the black bear population is small, [85] and the Mexican grizzly bear that once resided here [87] is confirmed extinct. [88] Jaguars and ocelots are also now rare. [85] On the other hand, mountain lion and bobcat ...
The last known sighting of a grizzly in the area was in 1996. The NPS said that for the next five to 10 years, it will introduce between three and seven grizzly bears a year to get the area's ...