Grizzly Bears

A federal appeals court in Denver ruled Thursday that the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must consider limiting how many female grizzly bears may be killed to protect livestock under a plan to allow continued cattle grazing in the Wind River Range.

The bear hibernation season ends around March to April (the beginning of spring), so it's no surprise that there are more and more grizzly sightings lately at Yellowstone National Park.

Not many things can stand up to a hungry grizzly bear

In January of 2022 Governor Mark Gordon petitioned that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service delist the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) grizzly bear population.

Grizzlies were wiped out in most of the U.S. during last century.

These large creatures can move at a rapid pace

People that think staying away from grizzly bears is a joke, need to watch this video.

Not every visitor to Yellowstone get's to see a grizzly bear, let alone 2.

Once bears are captured, they're collared, released on-site and monitored in accordance with strict guidelines.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has 90 days to review the petition.

Wyoming is home to both black bears and grizzly bears and when you have bears, seeing bear activity is fairly common.

Not all of the animals will be shot or hunted.