grizzly bears

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  of grizzly bear.
  grizzly bear

  noun

  a large North American brown bear, Ursus (arctos ) horribilis, with coarse, gray-tipped brown fur, once widespread in the western part of the continent as far south as northern Mexico but now restricted to some regions of Alaska, western Canada, and the U.S. Rocky Mountains: a threatened species except in Alaska.

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grizzly bears

In an accompanying statement, the groups argued the rule changes could immediately harm wildlife including Florida manatees, grizzly bears, salmon and steelhead fish, bird species like rufa red knots and golden-cheeked warblers, and insect pollinators.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

You’ve put a lot of animals in your films, like grizzly bears and penguins and now elephants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026

“It makes me think that it’s certainly biologically possible to have grizzly bears in those remoter corners of California,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025

And of course, some species will never do well in fragments — for instance, wide-ranging creatures like grizzly bears, mountain lions and wolverines, who each require large territories without competition from others of their kind.

From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2024

Keeping grizzly bears for longer would be suicidal; I am not aware of any adult that has been tamed.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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