Grizzly bear mother 610%2C daughter of famous Jackson Hole grizzly 399%2C teaches her cubs how to hunt elk calves in Grand Teton National Park. Both bears and wapiti rely upon secure habitat to raise their young. Capital W wilderness areas in the national forests of Greater Yellowstone%2C plus undesignated wilderness-caliber lands in the national parks and roadless lands with low human recreation pressure provide crucial habitat%E2%80%94the kind of habitat that does not exist in much of the West. The wildlands of Greater Yellowstone are just one of two areas that support a sizable population of grizzlies in the Lower 48. Photo courtesy Thomas D. Mangelsen %28check our more of his collectible photography at mangelsen.com%29
Grizzly bear mother 610%2C daughter of famous Jackson Hole grizzly 399%2C teaches her cubs how to hunt elk calves in Grand Teton National Park. Both bears and wapiti rely upon secure habitat to raise their young. Capital W wilderness areas in the national forests of Greater Yellowstone%2C plus undesignated wilderness-caliber lands in the national parks and roadless lands with low human recreation pressure provide crucial habitat%E2%80%94the kind of habitat that does not exist in much of the West. The wildlands of Greater Yellowstone are just one of two areas that support a sizable population of grizzlies in the Lower 48. Photo courtesy Thomas D. Mangelsen %28check our more of his collectible photography at mangelsen.com%29