The Golden Bear By: Kyle Kauffman, Cassandra Gutierrez, Jeanine Ruano, Joe Kang

Save and Protect all California associated Bear Association We are here to talk about problems regarding to the bears. Who are the bears in California? What problems are we facing with the bears? What can we do to stop and prevent that.

Mother Grizzly Bears will fight to the death to protect their cubs Grizzly bears can run as fast as a horse. Grizzly bears when standing up is inches taller than SHAQ Grizzly bears would sometimes click there teeth to communicate /watch?v=QpUrXXeOER s /watch?v=QpUrXXeOER s /watch?v=jiQ1A9EELa0 /watch?v=jiQ1A9EELa0

Bears have exceedingly long strong curved front claws-two- to six inches or more-though often worn from digging. They enjoy rubbing their hides on rocks and trees, and leave claw scratches and bite marks on trees. Female grizzlies have 1 to 3 cubs but is usually 2 cubs Haunted or provoked bears only attack on defensive behavior

The Golden Bear was so ubiquitous in California that it earned a place in the state flag. Records of grizzlies have been found across the state in nearly every habitat The bears were so abundant in California. In the Napa valley in California, a settler, in 1831, said that as many as 60 bears could be seen within a 24 hour period.

The largest bears where found in California until just after The average size of grizzlies was around 600 pounds. A mammoth male bear came out of the San Onofre Canyon, that weighed in at 1,400 pounds. One of the biggest bears ever seen on the coast was said to weigh in at 2200 pounds with feet that measured 16 and a half feet long. Huge grizzlies also came from Southern California.

watch?v=zMFbDqy5t5Y. watch?v=zMFbDqy5t5Y The bears would eat acorns provided by the abundant and diverse oak trees. This would account for the large number of huge bears. Bears would climb oak trees to feed on the acorns. Especially young bears would climb well up the tree to shake of the acorns from the tree. Grizzlies could gain more than 300 pounds a day as they gobbled this rich food

The bears would commonly fished for salmon. They would use their paws to catch live marine fish from the coastal shores. Besides acorns grizzlies are known to ea an extremely wide variety of plant foods as purple needle grass, brome grass, blue grass, and Idaho fescue They also eat all types of berries. They will travel miles to dine on huckleberries, and in California the berry crops are diverse. ch?v=0NcJ_63z-mA ch?v=0NcJ_63z-mA

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They are a top predator so they keep other animals population in check. Ex. Deer and Squirrel population They help spread seeds They fertilize the ground

Put all your food in approved bear boxes Don't litter even with biodegradable items like apple cores Don't leave pet food outside Watch your dogs on a leash

Raise awareness of the bear's situation Vote on legislature that supports the bears Encourage others to vote also Send letters to Gov. Brown and other government officials urging them to take action

QUIZ TIME!!!!!

1) Up to how many Cubs do Bears have???

Two to Three

2) What do Bears Eat???

Acorns, Fish, Berries, Honey

3) What were on of the causes of the bears Declination????

Bear –Bull Fights, Hunting games, Urbanization, Self protection from Bears,

4) Why should we save the Bears???

Help Trees, key member of ecosystem, control population, Help spread seeds, Fertilization

5) What is our Organization name??? ( 3 Gummy Bears )

S. P. A. C. A. B. A ( save and protect all California associated bear association)