Push to Rewild Over 1,000 Grizzly Bears in California Sparks ConcernsPush to Rewild Over 1,000 Grizzly Bears in California Sparks Concerns
A grizzly bear mother and her cub walk near Pelican Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., on Oct. 8, 2012. Environmental groups have proposed reintroducing nearly 1,200 grizzly bears to California, where the species once thrived from the coastal mountains and Bay Area to the Central Valley as far south as present-day Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty Images
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Push to Rewild Over 1,000 Grizzly Bears in California Sparks Concerns

Long extinct in California, a new study says it’s possible for the grizzly bear to be reintroduced in the state.
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By Brad Jones
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A push by the California Grizzly Alliance to rewild nearly 1,200 grizzly bears in California is concerning conservationists, who say the idea is impractical and dangerous in such a densely populated state.

The alliance, a coalition of environmental groups, wildlife advocates, and tribal leaders, states its goal is to “recover grizzly bears in California.”

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