For information on living and recreating in grizzly bear country, visit the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee’s bear safety page. This map depicts where grizzly bears may be present. Map by USFWS.
Does the Bitterroot Ecosystem support grizzly bears?
The Bitterroot Ecosystem currently has no known bears present but provides suitable bear habitat. These six ecosystems, each containing a recovery zone, were identified in the Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan and thought to support grizzly bears at the time of listing.
Why are there no grizzly bears in Washington State?
Grizzly populations in Washington are very small and isolated due to habitat fragmentation caused by human settlement and highways, which makes the species more vulnerable to inbreeding, wildfire, illegal harvest and other threats.
When do grizzly bears come out of their dens?
Grizzly bears emerge from their dens in the spring, between late March through May, when young vegetation begins growing. During the early months they move out of the snow to low elevation areas to feed on winter-killed animals, ants, grasses and sedges, clover, dandelion, cow parsnip, and other plants.
Are Yellowstone grizzly bears opportunistic feeders?
Research indicates that as opportunistic feeders, Yellowstone grizzly bears can maintain healthy population levels even with varying availability of whitebark pine. For information on living and recreating in grizzly bear country, visit the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee’s bear safety page.
What is being done about grizzly bears in the North Cascades?
To date, efforts toward recovery in the NCE have focused on habitat protection through a strategy of no net loss of core habitat, information and education efforts regarding grizzly bears and their habitat, and enhanced sanitation for proper garbage and food storage in bear habitat. North Cascades Ecosystem.
How many grizzly bears have been killed in Yellowstone National Park?
There were 40 known or probable grizzly bear mortalities in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in 2018 including 22 inside and 18 outside of the Demographic Monitoring Area. There was one known grizzly bear death inside the park: a subadult male grizzly bear was killed by an adult male. No people were injured by grizzly bears in 2019.
