Grizzly Bears Are Being Reintroduced to California

Grizzly bears are being reintroduced to California, is this a good or bad idea?
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[@raydstacked]

For a state that can't handle some Coyotes I would really think this over 😂

[@TiredAmerican247]

Reality is a b*tch

[@dParakeet]

Lmao

[@datt5698]

Coyotes can't be eradicated anywhere. They evolved with wolves that hunted them, so they have breeding techniques for survival. A female does a role call to the males. If their aren't enough, the female goes into heat. They can have up to 10 pups. Wolves on the other hand don't have this. Only the dominant pair breeds and they only have up to 4 pups.

[@wolfpecker5710]

Forrest said “half the states already have a grizzly bears and they are doing fine” and then he listed Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho as examples(which for the record are the only states in the lower 48 to have them). Three states with the least amount of people per square foot in the lower 48. To put things in perspective, there is as many people in Orange County California as there is Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, combined 😂

[@raydstacked]

@@wolfpecker5710 exactly. It's a buffet in comparison

[@wolfpecker5710]

Forrest said “half the states already have a grizzly bears and they are doing fine” and then he listed Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho as examples(which for the record are the only states in the lower 48 to have them). Three states with the least amount of people per square foot in the lower 48. To put things in perspective, there is as many people in Orange County California as there is Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, combined 😂 .

[@trimbaker1893]

thats why the bears are needed....to get those numbers down to ones like Montana...

[@donelmore2540]

Introduce them to Santa Barbara, CA where Forrest lives. There’s a lot of fat rich prey there!!

[@Kdk058]

I've been saying they need to release bears into the cities for years.....

[@trimbaker1893]

yep, they are going to go house by house and re-introduce wharf rats, black widow spiders and western diamondback rattlesnakes too.

[@MissAKB]

Ikr

[@donelmore2540]

They’ll probably let them loose in Oakland as a part of urban renewal.

[@stevildeleon8467]

Population control

[@herbthompson8937]

Release them in Oakland, Berkeley, San Fran and LA please....

[@mikearanguren9181]

Oakland? Like in the bay area? Bro come on no one is gonna do that

[@donelmore2540]

@@mikearanguren9181 Yeah, from there it’s just a short hop to SF to clean up the streets!

[@mikearanguren9181]

@@donelmore2540 the bears could theorectically they could be in Presidio

[@just-a-cupcake]

I'm waiting for the day they've announced they've successfully brought the mammoth back. 😂

[@d8l835]

Won't be long now. They have already cloned people's pets successfully. They are using Indian elephant dna, and fossilized dna from mammoth remains found out in the permafrost to do it, I wouldn't be shocked if they have already had a go at it by now. I think I'll see a mammoth in my life time

[@princeerick11]

Love That CA Bear Flag ❤️🐻

[@dawnhock4545]

That’s one way of getting rid of the cartel in the mountains

[@Bardmusic66]

Fun fact, the mascot for the University of California is the Golden Bears (Cal Berkeley)

[@TheWill0fStrength]

Same as the state flag in California...

[@hippiesldn1636]

One way to get rid of the homeless problem in California

[@audreymeyer1381]

If only they were released in the cities

[@turtle100z]

Forest says nobody has a problem with wolves or bears. Lots of people have problems with them and their Canadian wolves and grizzlies. You’ve got a problem with feral pigs and drugs before you should ship bears from god knows where too hot ass California.

[@drewblanche]

They were already there to begin with tho 😂

[@Lawlson21]

Have these guys not read the journals of Lewis and Clark? The very, very early fur trappers first recorded sightings of “blonde bears” in like the 1600s. Lewis and Clark were familiar with the accounts of the blonde bear and thought it was a different species from the grizzly bears they encountered, which they initially called red bears. I’m pretty sure it’s been established they’re all the same species. Maybe not. Google blonde grizzly and there’s really cool pictures of them with blood stained fur.

[@craigmcinnes2352]

How long will that last with all those Californians that think bears are all cute and friendly and trying to get selfies with them?

[@chriskitchen4772]

They have no clue. I can see many deaths and maulings.

[@troydamrill9094]

A black bear will sit at your camp and make a meal of you. 😂

[@drewblanche]

I hiked the A.T. I ain’t afraid of no lil black bear 🐻 😂

[@tushargandhi7602]

Hey man I've been watching you guys for a while now and I've always loved Forrest's work and dedication towards knowledge and he has inspired me as well towards wildlife and extinct animals but I've just came to know about a thing about Forrest's find of the Fernandina Tortoise. So apparently this other guy on KZbin named "All About Nature" published a video of 25 extinct or alive animals in which one of them was fern and he took a jab at Forrest saying that he stole the credit of the guy whose help their entire team was taking and who knew the Island the best and claimed that he was the one who first discovered Ferm and now Forrest and when he told everyone about seeing a tortoise a little far away then Forrest rushed there and held fern up saying that he had found it and there were multiple articles published about the same saying how the people of the island and other are angry at Forrest for falsely claiming the find. You guys can see his yt channel 'all about nature 25 extinct animals ' search this up. As a fan of the show and Forrest I demand to hear the other side of the story. Forrest's side. Like this so that they can see this and talk about it on the pod.

[@tushargandhi7602]

I'm only writing this here because Forrest has multiple times said that finding Fern has been his greatest moment of his life but if the news is true then me as a fan I'm disappointed in Forrest but I also would like to hear his and Patrick's side of the story.

[@petergambino2129]

Are you a woman?@@tushargandhi7602

[@tushargandhi7602]

​@@petergambino2129🙅‍♂️I'm a man bro😂

[@skysthelimitvideos]

Unfortunately I don’t think we’re ever gonna know who was telling the truth on that one. Could be Forrest taking to much credit or could be the local ranger. It’s a big he said he said situation unfortunately.

[@dylans--world999]

hes talked about this before, how the people he was with tried taking all the credit

[@houseadams4841]

Half of the US..?? Grizzlies/Brown Bears are much different than Wolves…

[@vikingsfan1233]

Wolves are great i live in Minnesota and i like to go out into the woods at night and hear the Wolves!

[@wolfpecker5710]

Forrest said “half the states already have a grizzly bears and they are doing fine” and then he listed Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho as examples(which for the record are the only states in the lower 48 to have them). Three states with the least amount of people per square foot in the lower 48. To put things in perspective, there is as many people in Orange County California as there is Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, combined 😂

[@neiljohnsen276]

There might already be a few.... i have spent a lot of my life enjoying the wilds of California. About 8 years ago a friend and I saw an very large bear(about the size of a Volkswagen!)with blonde coloring . Plumas county, lake Davis area. My buddy who saw it with me, lived in Wyoming, swears it was a Grizzly. Big hump,different snout etc. Possible?

[@nikprudhomme3735]

Dam are you neil waters brother?

[@d8l835]

Bigfoot

[@ellieclaromorales]

skin walker

[@JuanVasquezhasreturned]

Are they gonna be around the Sierras? Like around Sequoia, Yosemite, Tahoe, Shasta, National Parks?

[@fuzzy3440]

black bears are not all nice and friendly, according to the guy that was eaten by one in Arizona over the summer (June 2023).

[@1mm0rtaldreads]

thats insane no grizzlies

[@audreymeyer1381]

This is not a good idea at all. Good luck going camping, backpacking etc….

[@thomasskrappy3250]

We had grizzlies all the way down to Mexico when we Louis and Clark and us frontier settlers found out we could not live with them. They eat our pets, livestock and us. But, fafo.

[@chriskitchen4772]

Exactly, there is a reason they where exterminated. Some people don't learn from history.

[@jonathanvaldez4045]

I went to Yosemite one summer and saw a light brown bear didn’t seem that big until it got closer and stretched it head far up into the sky and started smelling us at that moment I knew how dangerous a animal it can be it also ran up a hill full of dead branches and leaf full sprint and disappeared in the tress it was incredible

[@taylorhubenthal17]

The bear you most likely saw is what’s called a cinnamon bear, it’s a black bear with a brownish coat,, they are common in Yosemite, but still an impressive bear, you can tell with with black bears and grizzlies because the grizzly has a concave shaped forehead and a big hump on its shoulder, a black bear has more of a straight and narrow head and little to no hump on the shoulder, but who knows, they could possibly have grizzlies back in California already

[@ctmetsfanmike9262]

Yea I saw grizzleys in Yellowstone too. They are much bigger than they seem on tv

[@edwhite7457]

I cant see this ending well for the bears. Its California, the epitome of filth, homelessness and waste.

[@stewboyq5216]

lol your comment reaks of an inferiority complex that is so common in the so-called fly over states

[@TiredAmerican247]

I don’t see it going well for liberals and progressives.

[@stewboyq5216]

@@TiredAmerican247 the vast majority of which live in the big cities which is not where a grizzly will be found lmao. Sounds like you’ve been watching a lot of Fox News and actually know nothing about the demographics of california outside of LA and SF

[@herbthompson8937]

​@stewboyq5216 well I am hoping these bears find their way into those shithole cities

[@TiredAmerican247]

@@stewboyq5216 awwwwww crymore. I actually live in california.

[@bryancorrell3689]

Either get the bears back or change the flag. But don't make it one of those boring ones that are all the rage these days.

[@markgordon7116]

I'm wondering.........where are they going to get "golden bears" to reintroduce? As an Alaskan, I happen to know that Toklat bears might qualify, but if the state of Alaska or feds aren't interested in providing them to California, where are they going to get them?

[@slingblade0085]

Is a Grizzly dangerous 👀🧐 Is a loaded gun with a hair trigger held by a ruthless madman dangerous 🤔....Nahhhhhhh🤷 should be fine dudes👍😎

[@TiredAmerican247]

What does a man with a gun and a grizzly have in common? I’d rather deal with the man with a gun. At least he won’t be eating me alive.

[@andrewlucas3049]

I live and backpack in far northern cali by the Oregon border, this is a bad idea, the reason they hunted them to extinction is because they were eating people, there is even one instance of a cali grizzly ripping a door of its hinges and killing an entire family

[@turtle100z]

I’m gonna invest in spiked collars for dogs if wolves take over California

[@bmelloyello]

terrible idea.

[@brandonb5075]

That’s one way to get the Cartels out of the National Forests…😳😂😂😂

[@SmedleyDouwright]

Bear bred for yellowish color. Can they breed them to be friendlier?

[@melaniesmith1313]

People need to think this through. The grizzlies were not just shot for fun. Grizzlies can and do eat people. No, it was not right to eradicate the subspecies, but reintroducing an apex preditor might not be the best idea.

[@dParakeet]

They were captured and forced to fight bulls for fun

[@whysix3417]

Couldn't think of a better state for it to happen to.

[@d8l835]

I don't think any of them were shit for fun lol They were killed off because people were trying to work those lands back then, and these bears were fukn people up. That's what the human population did back in the day, we kill our problems lol

[@matthewwelsh294]

Why? They were here first before the Europeans arrived. Plus, the ecosystem needs an apex predator

[@dangerousdylan6262]

It would be a terrible idea

[@user-jb7ru4nb8b]

The Biggest Land Animals in California Are Cougars, Elk, The American 🇺🇸 Black Bear🐻, Coyote

[@CA-lf7jt]

The dogs like WHAT?! Grizzlies?! I’m outta here

[@turtle100z]

Light cinnamon colour phase grizzlies.

[@1922BluePhoenix]

theres rumors that in OC theres some type of grizzly population out there ...who knows

[@chriskeraghan53]

Holy crap!

[@frequencyhypnosis8260]

There are just too many people in California now...this is not 1920. It's a bad idea. These people are like house cats that move into the foothills with coyotes...then take a walk outside and become dinner. My neighbors already have trouble understanding how not to put garbage outside in their trash cans until the morning of pickup. Also, my daughter lives in Olympic Valley / North Tahoe and even the small black bears will rip into a car if food is left inside...a grizzly? I guess I'll have to get a bigger dog and a gun.

[@davidgarrison6936]

Im waiting for someone...anyone...to say Grizzlies and Brown Bears are NOT same Specie. I hear some say they ARE BROWN BEARS...some say not? Confused

[@MrThatnativeguy]

In North America Brown bears are called grizzlies , everywhere else they are just brown bear

[@dangerousdylan6262]

All grizzly bears are brown bear but not all brown bears are grizzlies.... grizzlies only exist in the interior of North America where as brown bears are found in regions where marine foods are avaliable

[@wonderweasel3415]

If they released them down on Skidrow they would have plenty of food to eat.

[@johnmack8904]

As someone who lives in Yosemite, I’m cool off grizzly bears ,

[@iShockGamers]

No ones taught retep about black bears vs brown bears 😅

[@GJP1169]

They as well introduce bears most of the people are leaving

[@youngrevival9715]

Delusion at its best

[@DanielCallahan-dd9yk]

I wonder if they can do the same for the Mexican grizzly?

[@maceisenhart9167]

oh hell no

[@Lawlson21]

2:27 Are we hearing this right? “For when we’re not here anymore, which will be soon.” Hopefully that’s a joke. Seems to be a lot of extinctionists cropping up

[@herbthompson8937]

These guys are hardcore leftists......there's usually like 2-3 comments every video that are absurd.

[@judithporter3584]

No, they are not reintroducing grizzly bears into California. Per Fish & Game.

[@josephmegeed1879]

Come on,guys,with how bad California has been,can reintroduction of Grizzlies really make it any worse?

[@markgordon7116]

As an Alaskan, I find your discussion and the very concept of reintroducing brown bears into California outright comical. It's a great idea, from my political and ideological perspective. Maybe it will keep you silly folks busy enough so that you leave the rest of us alone for a while.

[@jdlewis7064]

If you think this is a good idea you’re completely ignorant.

[@chriskitchen4772]

I don't think this is a good idea. They are unpredictable. Should have been voted on.

[@rockerbob949]

As a California resident of 50 years…SWEET! Let’s get the California Golden Eagle back too!!!

[@corvette_jake7225]

The golden eagles never left? There are populations of them all throught california

[@TiredAmerican247]

Come out in the woods sometime. Lots of golden eagles in CA.

[@anthonydetmer]

Condor too

[@rockerbob949]

@@TiredAmerican247 you must be in Northern California because I’ve seen a bald eagle over on Catalina island but I’ve NEVER seen a California Golden Eagle!!!

[@rockerbob949]

@@corvette_jake7225 never seen one in 50 years of living in Dana point California. I’ve seen a bald eagle over on Catalina Island, but never ever have I seen a California golden eagle.!

[@lancefall4811]

This needs to be viewed with a long perspective taking all of the possible repercussions into account, because this will most likely end with the Citizens of California having even less outdoors available to them. Eventually the Media will convince the Wokesters that nature in California is no longer a place for the people to hike and camp.

[@spencercohen9879]

Don’t be mad at pete for not knowing

[@charles17508]

The flag had a grizzly becouse of a war when Mexico controlled California.

[@BeansMcGriddle]

This may end up being an extremely good idea. Let's sit back and see how it unfolds.

[@greasher926]

Grizzly is the north American subspecies of brown bear, they both are the same species.

[@ZachXthagod]

Why the actual fuck do you guys release clips in 3-5 min increments? There's a length cutoft for advertising and monetization. You mind as well just only make shorts in this case if you want short form content.

[@talieclandestine9155]

But all the states you named, have open carry. California does not. You can't have Grizzlies if you don't have self defence "items".

[@TiredAmerican247]

Shhhhhhh, you’ll ruin the plan.

[@wolfpecker5710]

Forrest said “half the states already have a grizzly bears and they are doing fine” and then he listed Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho as examples(which for the record are the only states in the lower 48 to have them). Three states with the least amount of people per square foot in the lower 48. To put things in perspective, there is as many people in Orange County California as there is Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, combined 😂

[@brandonthejobber3674]

You bring them back and you’ll see a lot of lefty’s becoming constitutional conservatives in a heartbeat. They will be the biggest second amendment supporters.

[@geechyguy3441]

Don’t worry they’re only gonna release the Grizzlies in NE or NW California. Deep forests and mountains hundreds of miles from the nearest city. Nobody out here is gonna tell you to put your gun away. And when Grizzlies are in the area - lots of blind cops suddenly.

[@d8l835]

Diabolical way to end the woke movement, unleash the wolves and bears!

[@mzanziman9150]

bad idea... not in cali, shout out from south africa.

[@tuerckracer]

I live with the grizzly outside Glacier National Park 50 miles from a town in a national forest . It has the largest concentration of grizz in the lower 48.Last year in a 6 week period in spring I had 9 different grizzly outside my home eating the sweet grass the year before 8 etc etc. Some were very blonde ,mixture of blonde and dark and dark with the silver hair on the back witch is where the word grizzly came from. I have had grizz within 30 feet from me on my property and it walked away. They are not as violent as people think and actually dont want to be near humans .They are constantly looking for food , mate in june and sleep in winter so it is imperative you dont leave anything outside that would attract them dog or horse food bird seed barbecue grill etc. They do need a lot of land to survive.

[@jaexotics]

Im shocked how many people dont know about the grizzly on the state flag. Whenever I’ve mentioned it they had no clue why it was on there. They should be back there. They can be ferocious predators but it was their land first. There’s plenty of prey for them to eat in the wild.

[@nikprudhomme3735]

Literraly no

[@jaexotics]

@@nikprudhomme3735 literally yes, certain species populations have risen due to lack or predators. Balances out the ecosystem. People are ignorant and killed them off

[@chriskitchen4772]

How do you figure it was "their land first" ? Maybe you should move.

[@jaexotics]

@@chriskitchen4772 because these animals lived in this ecosystem far longer than us than we hunted them to extinction in the area and now populations of other species are out of control. Wolves used to run wild in CA as well but we killed those off. They should be introduced again as well. I have bears where I live. It is what it is, you respect them and aren’t a complete moron your fine. They are being introduced into Yosemite which is far from the major cities. CA has roughly over 500,000 deer as of last year and while the population fluctuates up and down every year, there is Plenty of food for them to eat.

[@jaexotics]

@@nikprudhomme3735 out of curiosity why would your argument be no? Wolves and bears used to roam CA until we hunted them to extinction. They’re going to balance out the ecosystem eating over populated species which is important for the ecosystem as a whole. They will be introduced into Yosemite, far from any major population/city. There roughly over 500,000 deer alone in CA which is a huge population. There’s plenty of food for them. I have bears where I live and if you respect them and aren’t dumb you are fine. It’s the people who will try to take selfies with it that are done for which in that case, it’s just Darwinism 😂 there is. There’s also mountain lions and cougars in CA which can be aggressive, especially around cubs and as dangerous. So I’m confused why the bears alone are an issue when a large cat like that pound for pound is one of the more dominant species in the wild

[@YourfriendNextDoor2]

A Rutgers student who was killed by a bear while hiking in New Jersey snapped photos of the 300-pound beast before it chased him, mauled him - and even gouged the phone the victim used to take his last pics. Darsh Patel was walking with four friends through the Apshawa Preserve in West Milford in September when the black bear attacked. The 22-year-old student became the first person to be killed by a bear in New Jersey. West Milford police Tuesday released six photos taken before the attack, five of them snapped by Patel himself before the bear attacked, according to The Record of Hackensack. That’s a smaller bear and I guess it likes Indian food! Good luck leftist. Conservatives leave!

[@Wnb-tj7fm]

Seeing California republic plastered on everyone's Crew neck late middled school early high-school days its impossible not to know thats the flag😅

[@fableslayer]

there are still golden bears in calif. i have seen them! there are a number of calif. black bears that have genes for a very blonde/honey color around the lake tahoe basin at the higher altitudes. also, there are a number of reputable sources who report seeing real grizzly bears in modoc county so...................