Before the grizzly adorned the California state flag, the bear was used in a publicity stunt to sell newspapers. That's where Monarch comes in. Never one to eschew a headline-grabbing stunt at the ...

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The California state flag adorns the state's official animal, the grizzly bear, which represents strength. The grizzly bear imagery was inspired by a 19th century painting by California artist ...

1850 Since its admission as a state on September 9, 1850, California has had its current flag, which was heavily based on the one from the Bear Flag Revolt. It consists of a California grizzly ...

Grizzly Bears Now Found Only on State Flags Could Soon Return to ... state would not be a bad idea. The grizzly bear is the official animal of California, according to the California Grizzly ...

LOS ANGELES — Grizzly bears are extinct in California but still show up everywhere you look. The golden bruins emblazon the state flag and seal ... Flats and Big Bear Lake.

Decades later, in the early 20th century, a version of the Bear Flag became California’s state flag. So what does all that have to do with the Confederacy? First, California might have been a ...

One hundred years after the last grizzly bear was killed in California ... to determine if bears should return to the state with a golden grizzly on its state flag. California currently has a robust ...