Woman found dead after grizzly bear encounter near Yellowstone National Park

stopthatgirl7 , 11 months ago

This is why I stay inside. The wildlife can have the great outdoors.

JustAManOnAToilet , 11 months ago

In that place built on land that used to be great outdoors.

starlinguk , 11 months ago

Why doesn't it say "Woman killed by grizzly bear"? This way it sounds like the two events are unrelated.

MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown , 11 months ago

Because that is how it was communicated to the reporters, and editorializing would be irresponsible.

Though the department’s statement said the death appeared to have followed the woman’s interaction with the bear, it did not confirm her cause of death.

SheeEttin , 11 months ago

But they did say “The department said the investigation into the grizzly attack was ongoing”, so there was an attack.

Still, better to wait for the official word, even when it appears obvious.

Chainweasel , 11 months ago

Doesn’t that make 3 in the last 2 weeks? 1 mauled by a bear and 2 more attacked by buffalo? Maybe stay away from the wildlife at Yellowstone?

CherenkovBlue , 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago)

Bison, not buffalo. Edit: note this happened outside of YNP actually.

It’s mating season for the bison. I’m kind of surprised about the grizzly, since bears are most aggressive during the spring. I hope more details come out.

Fun fact, there is a wilderness area on the southern border of Yellowstone NP called the Winegar Hole wilderness. It doesn’t have many trails. Never go there because it is prime bear mating territory!

ngdev , 11 months ago

Bison, not buffalo

It’s mating season for the buffalo

CherenkovBlue , 11 months ago

Yeah my bad, I will edit my comment. Thanks for pointing that out. It is bison. I didn’t have coffee when I wrote that comment.

ngdev , 11 months ago

I honestly had gone through life thinking they were the same, so your comment had me googling and learning something new lol

Lux , 11 months ago

Yes, technically Buffalo is incorrect, but it’s still used to refer to the animal. When someone says “buffalo in Yellowstone” it’s easy to infer that they mean bison. It’s like correcting someone for calling a fly a bug.

CherenkovBlue , 11 months ago

Well, I live in the area, and we always call them bison! Just spreading the word.

CeruleanRuin , 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago)

This isn’t a taxonomical discussion. As such, it is not necessary to ‘correct’ someone for using a widely accepted and common colloquialism.

CeruleanRuin , 11 months ago

The hiker was believed to be alone during the encounter, and no bear spray or firearms were found at the scene.

In other words she wasn’t following even the most basic, simple guidelines for hiking in the woods, let alone in a national park known for its wildlife.

Visitors should be required to sit for a half hour “common sense” information video before entering the parks.

FlyingSquid , 11 months ago

Next time, just give it your pic-a-nic basket.

CherenkovBlue , 11 months ago

Perhaps you are joking, perhaps not. But there is a saying: “A fed bear is a dead bear”. It is really important that bears do not learn to recognize humans as a source of (other) foodstuffs. If they do, that greatly increases the risk of dangerous encounters and unfortunately leads to the need to kill the bear to remove the danger.

MicroWave OP , 11 months ago

The attack comes amid a rise in Montana’s grizzly bear population and an increase in sightings.

The department put out a news release last week warning visitors that staff had confirmed grizzly bear sightings throughout the state, “particularly in areas between the Northern Continental Divide and the Great Yellowstone ecosystems.”