Grizzlies killed for harming livestock and bears that died from accidental causes like vehicle strikes contributed to the record. Illegal killings and natural deaths spiked as well. The post Grizzly bear deaths in GYE climb to modern record high for third straight year appeared first on Montana Free Press.

by Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile With weeks left to go before many grizzly bears den up, it’s already the bruins’ deadliest year in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in modern times, surpassing records set in 2024 and 2025. Historically, regional grizzly bear death counts have been higher. For example, biologist Frank…

Grizzlies killed because they harmed livestock and bears that died from accidental causes like vehicle strikes contributed to the record. Illegal killings and natural deaths spiked, too. The post Grizzly bear deaths in Yellowstone region climb to modern record high for third straight year appeared first on WyoFile .

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — National Park Service (NPS) photographer Jacob W. Frank captured an image of a grizzly bear showing off its rump in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) earlier this week. The park’s grizzlies will be wrapping up their major snack time soon and start heading toward winter dens. The bear in…