Grizzly Bear

Today, it would be unheard of for people to intentionally feed bears but in the early 1900s it was common practice.

Yellowstone’s huge, wide valleys make excellent habitat for wildlife. For your best chance of spotting bears, wolves, bison, pronghorn, and many more species, head to  Lamar and Hayden valleys.

Stay at least 100 yards away from bears and wolves and at least 25 yards away from other large mammals like bison, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose and coyotes.

See wildlife on your way to or from the park.

Nowhere in the Lower 48 is there more abundant wildlife than in the greater Yellowstone region. Yellowstone National Park is home to the largest concentration of large and small mammals, and most of the species in the park also inhabit regions of Grand Teton National Park and the states of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.

This could save your life in Yellowstone and Glacier national parks

All you need to know about Yellowstone bears and their winter slumber.

You know what may have saved a 10-year-old hiker's life? His parents had bear spray.

Didn't see a grizzly in Yellowstone? Head to Yellowstone Bear World to see grizzly and black bears, along with other animals like bison and moose.

Enjoy these photos of black bears, grizzly bears and cubs taken during the month of May in Yellowstone National Park.

Death from encountering a bear is rare, but they will attack whatever they see as a threat to their cubs, or if you startle them.

Here are the numbers. The grizzly population beat all odds after teetering on the brink of extinction. In Yellowstone area, it grew from 136 bears in 1975 to around 700 in 2019.

Do not run!

My family embarked on a 1-day private tour with the Yellowstone Association Institute. Read about our adventure.

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For decades, the sole rulers of Yellowstone were grizzly bears. Today, they are learning how to cope with the rise of an equal competitor - the reintroduced gray wolf.

Greater Yellowstone Coalition teams up with communities to protect Yellowstone’s vast ecosystem.

Dr. James Halfpenny, famous mammal tracker, instructor and author in Yellowstone National Park, says reading animal tracks is like a detective game

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When Yellowstone National Park visitors behave appropriately around roadside bears it's a positive experience for both bears and people.

Complete your vacation to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks by visiting the not-for-profit Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone, Montana. Observe live bears and wolves in naturalistic habitats.

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How will an increase in grizzly population will affect campgrounds in the park?

What’s the best way to test a bear canister? Recruit a bear to try to open it.

Yellowstone bears are having problems finding chow. In addition to the loss of habitat by the rapid development occurring in the Yellowstone National Park ecosystem, bear researchers are concerned that several important food sources for bears are also in trouble.