US EditionYellowstone Forced to Euthanize 400-Pound Grizzly that Repeatedly Sought Out Human Food
- Yellowstone National Park officials euthanized an 11-year-old, 400-pound male grizzly bear on May 14, 2025, at Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming.
- The bear repeatedly accessed human food and trash from developed areas and overturned multiple 800-pound bear-resistant dumpsters between April 3 and May 13.
- The bear became increasingly food-conditioned, uprooted smaller bear-resistant trash cans, and posed a safety risk in busy park areas like Old Faithful and Nez Perce Picnic Area.
- Kerry Gunther, Yellowstone's bear management biologist, expressed regret that the bear had developed a habit of repeatedly accessing garbage and managed to bypass the park’s bear-proof measures.
- Officials euthanized the bear to protect public safety and reduce habituation of other bears to human food, following Yellowstone’s bear management plan updated after a 2017 removal.
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Food-conditioned grizzly bear killed in Yellowstone National Park • Utah News Dispatch
Yellowstone National Park sign at the North Entrance. (Photo by Jim Peaco/Yellowstone National Park)Yellowstone National Park wildlife staff trapped and euthanized a grizzly bear this week after a series of conflicts with human food sources and trash in the park’s most popular tourist areas. According to a Wednesday press release from the park, the 11-year-old, male grizzly bear, estimated to weigh 400 pounds, had repeatedly sought out food sour…
Food-conditioned grizzly bear killed in Yellowstone National Park • Daily Montanan
Yellowstone National Park sign at the North Entrance (Photo by Jim Peaco | Yellowstone National Park). Yellowstone National Park wildlife staff trapped and euthanized a grizzly bear this week after a series of conflicts with human food sources and trash in the park’s most popular tourist areas. According to a Wednesday press release from the park, the 11-year-old, male grizzly bear, estimated to weigh 400 pounds, had repeatedly sought out food s…
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Food-conditioned grizzly bear killed in Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park wildlife staff trapped and euthanized a grizzly bear this week after a series of conflicts with human food sources and trash in the park’s most popular tourist areas. According to a Wednesday press release from the park,…
Yellowstone National Park grizzly bear euthanized for repeatedly accessing trash
Yellowstone National Park officials trapped and euthanized an 11-year-old male grizzly bear on Wednesday, May 14, after it consistently sought out human food in developed areas of the park. The bear, weighing approximately 400 pounds, had overturned multiple large, bear-resistant dumpsters and accessed human food and trash at popular locations, including Old Faithful, the Nez Perce Picnic Area, and the Midway Geyser Basin parking lot. Notably, t…
Yellowstone staff kill grizzly bear that developed human food habit, broke into dumpsters
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyom. (KRDO) - Yellowstone National Park staff trapped and killed a grizzly bear, after they say the bear became food-conditioned and began repeatedly flipping bear-resistant dumpsters. This is the first grizzly bear they've killed since 2017. The National Park Service says they killed the 11-year-old male grizzly bear on May 14, 2025, since it was a threat to public safety. The bear was seeking out human food and, between A…
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