Wild bear stealthily enters California zoo, is found visiting the bear exhibit

Employees are accustomed to seeing wildlife such as skunks, raccoons, squirrels and opossum around the zoo; as well as wild ...
Yahoo

The California grizzly bear, gone for 100 years, could thrive if brought back

A grizzly bear drinks from Pelican Creek as her two cubs stay close by her side in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. (Jonathan Newton / Getty Images) Grizzly bears are extinct in California but ...

Black bear ‘looking for a friend’ breaks into California zoo and introduces himself to three resident bears

Zoo staff described the unexpected black bear visitor at Sequoia Park as exceptionally well-behaved and courteous ...

Bear Breaks Into California Zoo to Mingle With Other Bears

Officials at Sequoia Park Zoo have no idea how the young bear got into the zoo and went “nose-to-nose” with the three bears ...
Los Angeles Times

California’s bears are thriving. Here’s the case for letting hunters kill more of them

At a recent riverside gathering, a friend and I served wild-game tacos. Each of our 40 guests got two: one elk, the other black bear. I have yet to hear from a single person who preferred the elk.
NBC News

Woman dead in California was victim of state's first known fatal black bear attack

A 71-year-old woman found dead in her small mountain community in the Sierra Nevada was the victim of California’s first-ever known fatal black bear attack, wildlife officials said this week. When ...