California Lawmakers Kill Grizzly Bear Reintroduction Bill

Grizzly Bear Study Bill Dies in Assembly Committee

SACRAMENTO — A proposal to study whether grizzly bears could be returned to California ended its run on August 13, when the Assembly Appropriations Committee held Senate Bill 1305 in committee and under submission. The measure, by Senator Laura Richardson, who represents a Los Angeles County district, had passed the Senate on a 29-to-9 vote in May and cleared an Assembly policy committee in June before landing on the committee’s suspense file, w…

California Pulls The Plug On Grizzly Bear Reintroduction Study

A proposal that could have opened the door to the eventual return of grizzly bears in California has been shelved by state lawmakers. The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday declined to advance Senate Bill 1305, legislation from state Sen. Laura Richardson, D-Inglewood. The bill would have directed the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to examine whether grizzly bears could realistically be reintroduced to the state and what c…

California Lawmakers Kill Grizzly Bear Reintroduction Bill

KQED reported Lawmakers on Thursday killed a controversial plan that could have allowed grizzly bears to one day return to California. Read on www.kqed.org/news/12095345/california-lawmakers-kill-grizzly-bear-reintroduction-bill