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Black Bear - Ursus americanus

Black bears come in a variety of colors, including black, rust, various shades of brown, and even white; and can be found throughout North America. Brown bears include grizzlies and Kodiak (believed by some to be the same species). Once common in California, the last grizzly was killed in 1922. Black bear populations in North America are estimated to be around 200,000; down from an estimated 2 million at the time European explorers first arrived.

Marty

DOB: Winter, 1996
FCZS: 11/22/03
Sex: Male
Weight: 400 lbs.

Found wounded from a gunshot, Marty was rehabilitated and eventually found his way to the California Department of Fish and Game.

He is the only bear at Folsom that was rescued as an adult.

Along with “roommate” Woody he was able to move into the expanded black bear exhibit which will be his permanent home.

Sequoia

DOB: January, 1998
FCZS: 10/2/98
Sex: Male
Weight: 515 lbs

Sequoia’s early experiences are unknown.

He was dropped off anonymously at an animal rehabilitation center near Tulare, California as a cub.

Though not related, he and Tahoe have basically grown up together and share one of the three areas in the black bear exhibit.

Tahoe

DOB: January 1998
FCZS: 10/2/98
Sex: Female
Weight: 310 lbs.

Tahoe’s mother, apparently injured and limping, along with two cubs, had been seen near a campground at Lake Tahoe, California.

Later the cubs were found alone and begging for food. The siblings were rescued and Tahoe joined the bears here in Folsom.

Woody

DOB: Winter 2001
FCZS: 11/22/0303
Sex: Male
Weight: 429 lbs.

As a cub, Woody came to live at a California Fish and Game facility after his mother was destroyed as a “problem bear” in the Homewood, California area. He stayed at the Nimbus facility, along with “roommate” Marty, until the expansion of the black bear exhibit at Folsom was completed.