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As the population of grizzly bears in the greater Yellowstone area expands, grizzlies are expanding their range. That expansion, along with a year of low whitebark pine cone production—a staple of the grizzly’s diet—means outdoor enthusiasts need to be hyper-vigilant this fall, even when recreating in areas where they’ve never seen signs of bears. Continue Reading →
Grizzly bears are formidable predators, and even accomplished hunters like gray wolves will steer clear of them in normal circumstances. But wolves sometimes cooperate in large numbers, so it's possible that a few of them could cause trouble for a single bear. By Jason Ryan's count, 11 wolves are more than enough. That's how many wolves he saw Monday during a hike at Jackson Lake, when a grizzly bear wandered onto the scene. Continue Reading →
Biologists with the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team will be trapping grizzly bears as part of ongoing research in Yellowstone National Park from August 28 through October 31. Team members will bait and trap bears at several remote sites in the park. Once trapped, the bears are anesthetized to allow biologists to fit them with radio tracking collars and to collect biological samples for study, according to a statement released Friday by the park's public affairs office. Continue Reading →
Researchers in Alberta, Canada have posted a pretty funny video showing a wide range of wildlife—including four grizzly bears at once—visiting a "rub tree" in Kananaskis Country, a park system west of Calgary. Continue Reading →
A wildlife technician was bitten by a grizzly bear Monday while gathering habitat data in Island Park, Idaho, west of Yellowstone National Park. While gathering data as part of a grizzly bear habitat research project, Brett Panting, a wildlife technician working for the Wildlife Conservation Society was bitten by a grizzly bear during a surprise encounter. Continue Reading →
Biologists with the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team will be conducting grizzly bear research in Yellowstone National Park from June 3 through July 15 as part of ongoing monitoring of the activities and population of grizzly bears within the greater Yellowstone area. Team members will bait and trap bears at several sites within Yellowstone National Park, according to a statement released Friday by the Yellowstone public affairs office. Continue Reading →
Some backcountry travelers in Yellowstone country are using electric fences to keep bears away from food and avoid conflicts with humans. Continue Reading →
While it is not unusual for a grizzly mom to have two cubs in Yellowstone National Park, three cubs is pretty rare, and a huge handful for her. Watching over three cubs is a challenge, as wildlife watchers learned first-hand shortly after this photo was taken. The mother bear had been seen frequently in the area between Mary Bay and Lake Hotel. In fact, she had a regular route that she took in a big circle between those two locations. If you watched long enough, you began to learn her preferred path and habits. Continue Reading →
As warmer temperatures in the 50s and 60s arrive with the start of spring across the greater Yellowstone area, the National Park Service is reminding residents and visitors that grizzly bears are beginning to emerge from hibernation. Anyone using the backcountry for recreation should be cautious about encountering bears searching for food, according to a statement released Thursday by the Yellowstone National Park public affairs office. Continue Reading →
Following violent encounters between hunters and grizzly bears in each of the last two years, Grand Teton National Park managers are changing how elk hunts within the park will operate this fall. Changes outlined in a statement released Wednesday are aimed at reducing the likelihood of future bear-human conflicts and minimizing the chances that hunters will fire at elk they aren't sure they can kill. Continue Reading →