Yellowstone National Park Increases Protection for Bears and Visitor Safety by Implementing Changes to Two Bear Management Areas
March 14, 2024
March 14, 2024
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyoming, March 14 -- The National Park Service Yellowstone National Park issued the following news release on March 13, 2024:
To protect bears and increase visitor safety, Yellowstone National Park will create a new bear management area (BMA) in Hayden Valley, which will prohibit off-trail travel July 15-Sept. 15. The park also decommissioned an existing BMA in the Firehole River area. Additionally, skiers observed the first grizzly bear of 2024 on March 3.
To protect bears and increase visitor safety, Yellowstone National Park will create a new bear management area (BMA) in Hayden Valley, which will prohibit off-trail travel July 15-Sept. 15. The park also decommissioned an existing BMA in the Firehole River area. Additionally, skiers observed the first grizzly bear of 2024 on March 3.