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Yellowstone National Park
Bear-related Injury Table
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
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Did You Know?
Prior to the establishment of the National Park Service, the U.S. Army protected Yellowstone between 1886 and 1918. Fort Yellowstone was established at Mammoth Hot Springs for that purpose.

Last Updated: July 31, 2006 at 17:37 EST