By the numbers
50,000
The number of grizzly bears that roamed between the Pacific Ocean and the Great Plains, during Lewis and Clark Expedition, 200 years ago.
600+
The approximate number of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. No one knows the exact number.
400 bears
Reside in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem of north central Montana.
Less than 20
Reside in the North Cascades area of north central Washington.
40-50 bears
Reside in the Selkirk Mountains area of northern Idaho, northeast Washington, and southeast British Columbia.
30-40 bears
Reside in the Cabinet Yaak area of northwest Montana and northern Idaho.
5,600 square miles
Best available grizzly habitat is in the Bitterroot Recovery Zone in the Bitterroot Mountains of east central Idaho and western Montana.
0
Number of grizzlies in the Bitterroot Mountains.
37
Grizzly bear populations present in the lower 48 states in 1922.
31
Grizzly bear populations extirpated by 1975.
One-third
Of Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzlies live outside the primary recovery zone and are exposed to hazards of hunters, home and energy developments.
