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That’s the highest population estimate for anywhere in the contiguous U.S., although the report also suggests that California’s bear population has been stable for the last decade.

The researchers will bring 10 of those back to the contiguous U.S., and five will go to the Golden State.

City leaders want to overhaul the Convention Center because its two structures, the South Hall and the West Hall, do not offer the contiguous space that top-tier conventions require.

The designation will create a nearly contiguous swath of protected land stretching from the state’s southern border to southern Nevada and the eastern Sierra Nevada, the analysis noted.

Given the wide distribution of the species, it would affect all 48 contiguous states, officials said — making it one of the broadest species listing ever considered.