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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

I am absolutely 100% behind the re-introduction of the native California "golden bear". I believe the last one verified there was probably late 19th century. It's an absolute crime, what mankind has done to them, eradicating them from their natural haunts. It's high time they are restored across their historic range. For the life of me, I cannot understand why our modern day wildlife organizations - the same ones that have put so much effort into, for example, wolf recovery - are not all over this. It seems like an obvious "next step" towards restoring the natural balance of the State of California.