Ursus Arctos Californicus
CALIFORNIA
GRIZZLY BEAR
RECOVERY AREA 2
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CGRA
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The area near Fort Tejon hosted one of the most dense concentrations of
Grizzly Bears in the Golden State, after Los Osos Valley. The area is
still largely undeveloped and the habitat is presumably still in suitable
condition. This crucial area would connect essential populations in area 1
to the north and 3 to the west. Several wildlife corridors under
Interstate 5 would be a necessary component of this link. The bears would
be allowed to colonize this area on their own from areas 1 and 3.
There is local support for this idea. See the California Grizzly Foundation for details.
The Tehachapi Mountains are wild and undeveloped, and although this is private land, the California Grizzly has only been extinct here for 100 years. The Endangered Species Act makes such extinction illegal, and protects this animal, whether it be on public or private land.