The 400-pound grizzly developed “a strategy” to flip dumpsters twice his size, outsmarted other bear-proof dumpsters in the park and destroyed backcountry campsites, officials said.

A 400-pound grizzly bear was trapped and killed by park staff in Yellowstone last week because it posed a risk to public safety in one of the Wyoming park's busiest areas, according to the ...

A grizzly hasn't been killed by park management since 2017, Yellowstone said. In that case, the park bear was damaging tents and accessing human food in backcountry campsites at Heart Lake.

Animals Grizzly No. 1058, kin of famous bear, killed in park accident The bear was an offspring of Grizzly No. 399, who was often called the world's most famous grizzly bear.

An adult grizzly bear that figured out how to flip 800-pound garbage Dumpsters and other trash cans to find food inside has been euthanized by Yellowstone National Park rangers.

After consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) relocated an approximately 4-year-old male grizzly bear on July 2, 2025.

By Adam Roberts, DMM Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KHBS, KHOG) — Arkansans captured a bear that was up a tree in an east Fayetteville neighborhood this weekend.