Yellowstone National Park reported its first grizzly bear sighting of the year on Tuesday, signaling that the apex predators have started to emerge from hibernation.
Yellowstone National Park may be opening up, but vast areas of the park are and will remain closed until May or later due to dead animals and hungry grizzlies.
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Yellowstone reports first grizzly bear sighting of 2021
March 16, 2021
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BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) Federal officials have announced the first grizzly bear sighting in Yellowstone National Park this year after a pilot spotted the bear from the air on Saturday.
The pilot, who was assisting with wildlife studies at the time, said the bear was interacting with wolves at a carcass around the northern end of the park, park officials said in a statement on Tuesday.
The sighting is the first of the year, though tracks have been spotted several times over the past two weeks, officials said. Last year, biologists reported the first sighting on March 7 near Grand Prismatic Spring.