Does Peter Algona list the archives he used in his book? Maybe the notes can give you some leads.

Not sure! I'm using this really cool historical/ecological paper for the main source. Just want to flesh it out with some stories. I'll check it out! Looks like a cool book. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) Coupled social and ecological change drove the historical extinction of the California grizzly bear (Ursus arctos californicus)

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