Should Everyone in Our Group Carry one? Short answer: YES! Our recommendation is the same as the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee (IGBC) as well as Park Rangers in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, and many others: Every adult should carry bear spray while in bear habitat! Whether you’re walking 1/10th of a mile to […]
Category Archives: Wildlife Safety
Bear Activity, Bears, Black Bear, Grizzly Bear, Hiking, Style, Wildlife Safety, Yellowstone
Bear Aware Locations
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May
May
We’re excited to officially announce our two new locations, Teton Village and Bozeman/Belgrade, Montana! We wanted to give you all the pertinent info for our Bear Aware network locations in the region so your trip planning is that much easier! Below you’ll find info for each of our pickup locations as well as the list […]
Bear Activity, Bears, Black Bear, Grizzly Bear, Hiking, Wildlife Safety, Yellowstone
Summer Is Getting Closer!
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Mar
Mar
Are you excited to explore around Yellowstone and the Tetons?! I know I am! Bear Aware is here to sprinkle some magic on your wilderness escapades! And we’ve got some exciting news to share! Bear-y Good News, ya might say: We’ve expanded our pawprint into Bozeman/Belgrade, MT and Teton Village, WY! That’s right!! You asked, […]
This time of year, the greater Yellowstone ecosystem is one of the best places in the world to view bears in their natural habitat. But it can be difficult to determine what kind of bear you’re looking at! Black bears and grizzly bears are both species of bears found in Grand Teton, Yellowstone, and other […]
The history of bear feeding in Yellowstone National Park dates back to the early days of the park. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, visitors to the park would often feed bears in order to attract them for viewing and photography. In the 1920s, the National Park Service began actively encouraging bear feeding as […]