Little Grizzly Bear

Although today you will not see a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), or any brown bear in Arizona, that doesn’t mean that they did not live here at one time. Grizzly bears historically inhabited much of the American West until they died off due to a combination of hunting, trapping, and loss of habitat. The last grizzly bear in Arizona was shot in 1936 on Escudilla Mountain. This little plush bear represents just one in a long list of animals that used to call Arizona home. (KY)