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Grizzlies Back in California? | Eureka News
California’s Senate Bill 1305 sparked a fierce debate over whether grizzly bears — once numbering in the tens of thousands and even featured on the state flag — should be brought back. Backed by Native American tribes and environmental groups who saw ecological benefits, the bill aimed to study feasibility for reintroduction. But ranchers, hunters, and rural communities pushed back, warning of added risks with livestock and public safety. Despite no funding attached, the bill was quietly killed by the Assembly Appropriations Committee without discussion or public input — leaving the grizzly’s…
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