The Billabong State Pride cap. The bear on the current flag of California was modeled on the last wild Californian grizzly bear in captivity. The bear, named " Monarch", was captured in 1889 by newspaper reporter Allen Kelley, at the behest of William Randolph Hearst. The bear was subsequently moved to Woodwards Gardens in San Francisco, & then to the zoo at Golden Gate Park. After the bear's death in 1911, it was mounted & preserved at the Academy of Sciences at Golden Gate Park.