Yellowstone
National Park Bear Related
Injuries and Fatalities, 1975 - 2002
(Bear Management Office, YNP)
| Year |
Total
Visitors | Backcountry
Use Nightsa | Total
Injuries |
|
Grizzly
|
Black
|
Unknown
|
|
2002
|
2,983051
|
43,590
|
2 total:
1 backcountry 1 developed area
|
|
1
(backcountry)
|
|
2001
|
2,752,346
|
43,302
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2000
|
2,838,233
|
39,469
|
2
(backcountry)
|
1
(backcountry)
|
0
|
|
1999
|
3,131,381
|
43,540
|
2
(backcountry)
|
0
|
0
|
|
1998
|
3,120,830
|
45,612
|
1
(backcountry)
|
0
|
0
|
|
1997
|
2,889,513
|
44,836
|
1
(backcountry)
|
1
(backcountry)
|
0
|
|
1996
|
3,012,171
|
45,743
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1995
|
3,125,285
|
45,774
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1994
|
3,046,645
|
45,460
|
4 (backcountry)
|
0
|
0
|
|
1993
|
2,912,193
|
45,135
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1992
|
3,186,190
|
42,124
|
1 (backcountry)
|
0
|
0
|
|
1991
|
2,957,856
|
41,476
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1990
|
2,857,096
|
37,318
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1989
|
2,680,376
|
32,747
|
1 (backcountry)
|
0
|
0
|
|
1988
|
2,219,128
|
25,188
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1987
|
2,618,249
|
32,906
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1986
|
2,405,063
|
31,414
|
2 (backcountry, includes
one fatality)
|
0
|
1 (backcountry)
|
|
1985
|
2,262,455
|
32,532
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1984
|
2,262,969
|
34,936
|
5 (4 backcountry, including
1 fatality; 1 developed area)
|
0
|
0
|
|
1983
|
2,405,653
|
43,738
|
1 (backcountry)
|
1 (management handling
injury)
|
0
|
|
1982
|
2,404,862
|
49,400
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1981
|
2,544,242
|
55,060
|
2 (1 backcountry and
1 management handling injury)
|
1 (developed area)
|
1 (backcountry)
|
|
1980
|
2,009,581
|
54,874
|
1 (backcountry)
|
0
|
0
|
|
1979
|
1,891,927
|
51,182
|
2 (backcountry)
|
0
|
1 (backcountry)
|
|
1978
|
2,623,141
|
52,795
|
0
|
1 (backcountry)
|
1 (backcountry)
|
|
1977
|
2,487,084
|
55,331
|
1 (backcountry)
|
2 (1 backcountry and
1 developed area)
|
0
|
|
1976
|
2,525,174
|
50,580
|
4 (2 backcountry and
2 developed area injuries)
|
4 (roadside)
|
0
|
|
1975
|
2,246,132
|
44,374
|
2 (backcountry)
|
1 (roadside)
|
0
|
a Includes overnight
backcountry users only, backcountry day use records are not collected.
|