Grizzly bear mother 610, daughter of famous Jackson Hole grizzly 399, 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, plus undesignated wilderness-caliber lands in the national parks and roadless lands with low human recreation pressure provide crucial habitat—the 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 (check our more of his collectible photography at mangelsen.com)
Grizzly bear mother 610, daughter of famous Jackson Hole grizzly 399, 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, plus undesignated wilderness-caliber lands in the national parks and roadless lands with low human recreation pressure provide crucial habitat—the 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 (check our more of his collectible photography at mangelsen.com)