The first bear of the season emerged five days ahead of last year’s first sighting, which occurred on March 14 ...

Scientists spotted the first grizzly bear of 2026 earlier this week at Yellowstone National Park, marking the beginning of the end of hibernation season for the massive creatures, the National Park ...

The bear, fresh out of hibernation, was observed in the backcountry scavenging on a bull bison carcass. Yellowstone, which is famed for its wildlife, annually keeps track of its first bear sightings.

Biologists working in the northern part of the park reported their first grizzly bear sighting of the season on March 9. The ...

Yellowstone biologists spot the first grizzly bear of 2026 feasting on a bison carcass.

Yellowstone National Park has recorded its first grizzly bear sighting of the 2026 spring season. Biologists spotted the bear March 9, feeding on a bison carcass in the park's northern backcountry.

On March 9, Yellowstone biologists working in the northern part of the park reported seeing the first grizzly bear of the spring season. The bear was observed in the backcountry scavenging on a bull ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Montana’s official state animal remains the grizzly bear, selected by schoolchildren in the early 1980s. Grizzlies represent ...