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![[IMAGE]](./griz3.gif) Grizzlies occurred in north-central Mexico in the San Luis Mountains, and in the Sierra del
Tigre, Sierra Madre Occidental, and Sierra del Nido ranges. There are no
records from the Sierra Madre Oriental. Distribution was centered in these areas of the Chihuahua and Sonora states but might possibly have spread into the extreme north of Durango. Brown feels grizzlies had not crossed the border into Coahuila from the Davis Mountains in Texas even by the time of the early bear hunters (Brown, 1985).
Three grizzlies were killed in central Chihuahua in the Sierra del Nido Mountains in 1955, and one more was killed in 1957. Since that time there have been various reports of grizzlies. Trevino and Jonkel attempted to trap grizzlies in 1979 with no success, but concluded that grizzly bears may still exist in Mexico (Trevino and Jonkel 1986). There is a good possibility that some grizzlies are still alive in Mexico although it is extremely unlikely that they can persist much longer unless humans assist them. Brown, David E. 1985. The Grizzly in The Southwest. University of Oklahoma Press. Norman, Oklahoma. 274 pages.
Trevino, J.C., and C. Jonkel. 1986. Do grizzly bears still live in Mexico? Proc. Int. Conf. Bear Res. and Manage. 6:11-12. ![[IMAGE]](./gbpix.gif){kind=small}
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