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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 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.
After rumours about the survival of some individuals of Mexican grizzly bear, a species thought to be extinct, Koford went to Mexico in 1969 but failed to rediscover this bear. After Koford's death in 1979 the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at Berkeley established the Carl B. Koford Memorial Fund in 1980 to support field research on vertebrates.
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]
Naegle and his brother George shot and wounded a Mexican grizzly bear which they pursued, thinking it would soon expire. While George was repairing his rifle, Naegle went to finish the bear but was mauled. George shot the bear dead, but Hyrum died two days later in the hospital from infection. [306]
California grizzly bear: Population of the grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) California Last recorded at Sequoia National Park in 1924. [32] Though once named as the subspecies U. a. californicus, DNA evidence shows that it is not different enough to warrant separate status. [33] Mexican grizzly bear: Population of the grizzly bear (Ursus ...
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The grizzly became a symbol of the Bear Flag Republic, a moniker that was attached to the short-lived attempt by a group of U.S. settlers to break away from Mexico in 1846. Later, this rebel flag became the basis for the state flag of California , and then California was known as the "Bear State".