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.


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