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Yellowstone National Park Juvenile Bighorn Sheep casually amble along a precipice near Tower Falls.
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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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Fishing Bridge.

Did You Know?
You cannot fish from Fishing Bridge. Until 1973 this was a very popular fishing location since the bridge crossed the Yellowstone River above a cutthroat trout spawning area. It is now a popular place to observe fish.

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