Grizzly bear hit by truck in Yellowstone National Park

[@shaneleach9803]

I lived in Wyoming for several years, Cody to be exact . I would take several trips a year up the mountain to drive and observe the beautiful wildlife. Sadly there was always someone who just couldn’t obey the rules. Your video was not only informative but a well done explanation on how to act while in Yellowstone. It was well thought out, beautiful, and somewhat sad. I look forward to your next video, can’t wait. We plan to go back to Yellowstone in a year or so and take our time observing and taking pics and videos of it glorious beauty. Keep up the good work and hope to see more

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

You are very kind. I’ll be returning to Yellowstone soon and hope to encourage people to slow down and be respectful of that amazing place. More to come.

[@diannshowers9129]

I think the wild life was happier during COVID when everything was closed. They had free roam EVERYWHERE and didnt have to worry about people.

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

For the 9 weeks or so that the park was closed, I think you are right.

[@mayokimmer]

Thank you for this very informative video. My first visit to Yellowstone was this year and I was pretty taken back by the visitors racing through the park. Some of them passed us as we were going the speed limit. I realize the size of the park and visitors wanting to get to different sections of the park in their short time they are visiting, but it really is putting the animals at risk and making it very unpleasant for visitors minding the speed limit and enjoying the park. My opinion that the speed limit should be slower in highly populated animal areas.

[@johnhdalton]

Yeah I've seen tourist drive by bears on the North fork highway 20 or so miles before the East entrance of Yellowstone. They didn't even turn their heads to look because they were in such a damn hurry to get to the park!

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

Thank you for you comments, Shari your experience, and for you kind words. I’m hoping sharing this encounter will help people remember to slow down, for their own sake, and for the sake of the park and it’s wildlife.

[@nmelkhunter1]

I’ve been to Yellowstone one time and did not enjoy the being around people who would lose their minds every time they saw a critter. A big part of my trip was spent on horseback in the back country and, not to be rude, but I won’t go back unless I do the same thing.

[@farrierette5216]

I have never been there but just watching these idiots on here is enough to take your advice if I do go.

[@nmelkhunter1]

@@farrierette5216 I read or heard somewhere that the vast majority of Yellowstone visitors don’t venture more that 1.5 miles of the main roads. I don’t know if it’s true, but I won’t be surprised if it is.

[@farrierette5216]

@@nmelkhunter1 I just can't get over how stupid people have become. They just think wild animals are in a petting zoo and so many are putting there childrens lives in danger because they are idiots!

[@cindyd8646]

Absolutely awe-some video. Great narration and documentation of what park visitors should know. This video should be shown at all visitor centers! I first visited Yellowstone over 70 years ago, and now that we're retired, we try to visit every fall.The last bear I saw was when I was 3 or 4 years old, and bears were commonly interacting with visitors. As to whether the sow survived, hard to say. I am hoping she did, but if not, it's the Circle of Life.

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

Thank you so much for watching AND for your kind words. Yellowstone is incredible and the public's interaction with bears has changed a great deal in the last century. Thanks for sharing your experience with the Wild Spaces community.

[@judystine2783]

I am so blessed to live in the beautiful state of Wyoming. As a resident I beg people who want to visit our beautiful state, please respect our wildlife.

[@LadyYoop]

This is beyond cool...thank you so much for this share~ AND...I'm gonna take a chance and say this girl is a SURVIVOR! You rock..thank you again!

[@LadyYoop]

And so true...slow it down. I had a friend that hit a moose. (I'm in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan)...the front of the car went under it..he hit it with his windshield. NOT pretty! And please don't think you can get up close to a wild animal. YOU CAN'T....NEVER attempt that.....

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

It was a remarkable and sad encounter. I too hope that she survives. There are few things as tragic as a life lost needlessly. Thank you for sharing your friends experience! Both people and wildlife benefit when we drive attentively and give wildlife space.

[@LadyYoop]

@@HomeInWildSpaces Amen....

[@jamesf.gilmartin712]

@@HomeInWildSpaces Wonderful footage thanks for sharing, and really hope she has survived her injuries..

[@maggiemix7424]

I'm a human nurse and in no way do I know anything about bears or wildlife. That said, symptoms in humans and animals can and do present the same. The unsteadiness of the bear trying to get up but stumbling appeared to me to be a neurological injury to her/his brain or spine. My thought is either she was startled from the recent injury but was able to heal and recover on her own. If in fact she did sustain a brain injury I doubt she would not live for long. She needed to hunt on her own, fend off predators that prey on the weak. If this happened I doubt the Rangers would find nothing more than bones. If they found anything at all. One very small comfort in that is she was food for other living animals. then the circle of life continues. With all unknowns, we wish for the best and are left hanging with an unknown. Thank you for getting the message out about slowing down when driving. I will add, not just in the parks but everywhere. I live in Minnesota and work in both MN, and WI. I am on the road a lot with traveling country back roads. The number of deer kills and other wildlife I see blows my mind. What I see I know is just a small portion of the numbers I don't see. I am a retired ER nurse so I have seen the devastation hitting animals can do to humans as well. Sorry I went off on that tangent but like you, I feel this message has got to start sinking in or soon our world will be a lot different when all these animals are lost forever. Again Thank You! Maggie M.

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

Very much appreciate your comment and thoughts Maggie. I fully agree. Slowing down is necessary both within and without our national parks.

[@nikkilynne38555]

I finally found a channel that not only gives facts but provides spectacular scenery as well. New subscriber, thanks for sharing Tennessee USA 💕

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

Welcome aboard! So glad you've been enjoying my content! Please feel free to share any and all feedback and let me know what kind of content you'd like to see in the future.

[@nikkilynne38555]

@@HomeInWildSpaces I love Yellowstone and Glacier. In truth I have loved every national park I have been in. I had a young black bear slide down and land on the hood of my truck while visiting the Shenandoah NP. Not sure who was more shocked, thankfully I was creeping along looking at fall colors. You seem to have a unique channel ( facts and videos). I really appreciate that format and am sure I will enjoy all of your future and past videos. Tennessee USA 💕

[@cameronmccreary4758]

I was hit by an SUV in a crosswalk and I still suffer pain today. Left tibia plateau ruined, two heart valve surgeries and two ruptured discs in my back and neck. Maybe the bear can take the abuse; I can't.

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

So sorry to hear about your accident. That's got to be very difficult and an important reminder to all to be careful when behind the wheel. Bears are a bit sturdier than we humans, but they bleed, and suffer like we do. Thank you for sharing you experience so we can all learn to be more responsible.

[@calgal7828]

So sorry. 😪

[@rosep8481]

I’m sorry☹️. I road bike and getting hit is a constant concern. My husband who just doesn’t seem to appreciate the danger was hit by a car a few months ago when he was turning left towards our house. He was broadsided and his bike was destroyed. But somehow he walked away with some road rash and nothing worse. That is the second time he’s been hit and walked away. I know I would not be so lucky

[@maskandrose]

Thank you for showcasing ethics referenced to these apex predators . How I wish all had the good sense and ethics that your family showed . They are wild and should be treated as such with large levels of awe and respect.

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

I hope sharing our experience will help people learn how to share space with wildlife responsibly. So far the response has been encouraging. Thank you for watching and for your kind words.

[@dianas514]

Great video! Truly hope the grizzly survived!

[@themountainwanderer]

I had the fortune to encounter a roadside bear on the road to Sylvan pass. I was the first car there and kept my distance, parked on the shoulder on the other side of the road from where the bear was located. It did not take long for others to arrive and what I witnessed was pretty mind-boggling. People stopped just 20 feet from where the bear was digging, people getting out of their cars to get a closer look, absolutely no caution and no respect for the animal. The bear was on the small side and did not seem to mind the people at all, eventually sauntering off across the road and down the hill, but we know the strength they have and more importantly, we want to keep them wild, not habituated to people like that. That's what keeps them safe. That was several years ago, but I still think about that experience. I hope this poor griz recovered and survived the accident.

[@whollymary7406]

I appreciate your care and concern for these animals I just think the rangers need to start issuing tickets to people who speed or place speed bumps cause people are crazy and undereducated

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

Rangers will give tickets, but the parks are pretty understaffed and under funded. They unfortunately don’t have the resources to enforce speed limits. It’s largely dependent upon people to make responsible decisions for themselves.

[@nikkilovesrocks]

Thank You for your expertise. I don't have to take a trip to Yellowstone, because your footage along with my daydreaming abilities is a good enough trip for this city girl. 👏✨Awesome Footage✨👏

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching! A trip to Yellowstone is very much worth it but I'm also glad that I could help you feel close to this incredible landscape.

[@MoutainGuyAdventures]

Great narration. Just discovered your channel. Love YNP. 13 times and counting…

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

Welcome aboard! Yellowstone is addicting. I was hooked after my first visit. And my love for this special place has only deepened. Let me know if there are any topics you'd like to hear about in future videos.

[@MoutainGuyAdventures]

@@HomeInWildSpaces Will do. Yeah, I was hooked as a kid. I now go back each year with my kids.

[@mxplk]

This past June we saw a bison in distress on the side of the road in Yellowstone's Lamar Valley. It was limping badly and looked like it had a broken leg. We spoke to a nearby ranger about it, and she said that the Park's policy is to let nature take its course: they do not interfere with the life or death of an animal in the park.

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

It's true. The park service has a policy of not intervening. Grizzly bears in close proximity to people are a little different though. An injured grizzly bear can be dangerous, especially near the road where it is likely to draw lots of attention from enthusiastic park visitors who may not stay in their cars and might attempt to approach the injured animal. If the park service had located the bear, they would have assess its condition and determined if it posed a danger to park visitors.

[@shelleyb9848]

I totally disagree with the Parks policy, "Let nature take it's course", when an animal is hit by a car. The reason is because people speeding in cars, thus hitting an animal, has nothing to do with nature. The bears, etc., are hit by a car, what is natural about that?? If the Park Rangers don't start doing something like issuing speeding tickets, or helping an injured animal hit by a stupid human driving a car, then before too long there won't be any wildlife left in Yellowstone, period. An awful lot of people are becoming more crazy all the time and we need to protect wildlife from them, just like we protect ourselves from them!

[@chhansen9813]

If more people respected the wildlife we have pushed into a smaller and smaller place, like you do, this beautiful Bear wouldnt have been hit by a car! Its hard to tell about whether the Bear survived without more info on how fast, and big the car was as well as where on the Bears body absorbed most of the impact! At least if She died she wouldve fed other animal life in the forest, but I would much rather hear a story of her challenging another Bear for an Elk, which btw was what I thought you were going to say about those two Bears! Thank you for the video and excellent tips!

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Sadly, the overwhelming majority of people do not really know how to share space with wildlife, specifically bears. They've been mostly removed from the environment, and have only recently begun recolonizing portions of their historic range. The sad truth is that learning to share this world with wildlife is going to be a process. I'm truly grateful for places like Yellowstone NP which help us learn how to share space. And while I'm deeply saddened that the bear was injured. I'm grateful I was there to document it and bring it to the attention of my viewers. Thanks so much for watching!

[@rebeccaweems5619]

I hope it survived but it may have most likely had severe internal injuries or a head injury. I've had the privilege of seeing several grizzlies in my travels over the years. Your video is great, with great advice.

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

Thank you! I hope she survived as well.

[@denisestarr2314]

Sad people drive to fast . I seen someone hit an Elk one evning in Yellowstone. This pickup passed me doing 70 then bam .tolaled truck killed elk. Slow down y'all .

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

So sad. Thanks for sharing your experience and your advice.

[@lauralamkay1246]

Are there speed signs on the roads?

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

Yes. Speed limits are posted. But they are frequently ignored. On my last trip I watched three cars get cited for speeding. I wish people would slow down. They're not doing themselves or the park any favors by rushing through.

[@alvaroq2024]

I don’t think that bear survived the night, unfortunately! I hope I’m wrong, but in a collision like that internal organs would be at risk, and we don’t even know if the collision happened involved any part of the bear’s head.

[@ritabrown7851]

thank you for sharing this story

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

My pleasure. Hoping some good will come of it.

[@johnd746]

Very good video. How lucky you were to witness both of these events. I am disappointed in the response of the rangers in their urgency to find the injured bear. Hopefully it survived, but it seems that they could have helped it survive, fix it, and place it in a sanctuary if necessary. But I guess they figure it is the natural world, and these things happen, and they can't save them all. Still sad.

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

I do feel incredibly lucky to have been present for both encounters. Considering how large Yellowstone is and budget and personnel constraints on the park service, I'm not too bothered by their response time. The park service as a matter of policy doesn't intervene in matters of life and death in the wild. Injured grizzly bears near roadways are a bit different. It's injury and proximity to visitors could make the bear a hazard. If they concluded the bear was likely to survive they may have hazed the bear in order to move it away from humans. If they had determined it was unlikely to survive and was a potential hazard they would have likely put it out of its misery. It's one of the harsh realities of grizzly management. I'm with you though. I hope the bear survived. Not much sadder than the unnecessary loss of life.

[@davidfaria6194]

I think she survived it look like she was walking better as time went on 🙏, People need to slow down and become more aware

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

Very possible. I certainly hope you are right and that she survived. Hoping her story will reach people, and remind them to slow down. Thanks for your comment!

[@diannshowers9129]

WHY are people speeding through the park ANYWAY?

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

Excellent question. The most likely culprit is FOMO (fear of missing out). There are so many nonsense “must do” lists out there and park visitors are taking the bait and rushing through, hoping to see everything. The great irony is they are actually seeing and doing less than visitors who ignore most of the internet and slow down.

[@josephmilender6208]

Was it a truck? Or a pickup?

[@trilingualkid]

Bear was like "it's a Tuesday but feels like hang over Saturday....did I drank too much?"

[@Yanny620]

A couple of years ago, someone hit and killed an adult bison in the Lamar Valley. Hard to believe that is possible

[@dorothylewis1207]

All it takes is for People to use their BRAIN.

[@ccasey1904]

Dorothy: that is great advice. But I don’t think all people are capable of intelligent thought processes.

[@dorothylewis1207]

@@ccasey1904THAT be true.👍

[@bjreed6088]

Thanks so much for sharing!

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

My pleasure. It’s important that people see what is happening to our parks and wildlife.

[@carlaperry1312]

Awww poor Bear🐻!

[@deb-v2l]

Thank you with much appreciation.

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

You are very welcome. I’m hoping some good will come from sharing this encounter and reminding people to slow down; for their sake, and for the sake of the park and its wildlife.

[@jtmachete]

You can see the rib cage is heavily damaged on left side. Can't see it surviving unfortunately 😕

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

Certainly possible. Hard to tell for sure with her heavy fur. But internal bleeding would be a slow-burn death sentence. Hoping her injuries were relatively minor.

[@kimsargeant8126]

Great video. Thank you.

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

My pleasure! Hoping some good will come of it.

[@Turner.1]

Did the vehicle survive the encounter

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

It survived long enough to drive to Grand Teton National Park, suggesting (mechanically) it survived.

[@wyomingadventures]

Unfortunately this is a common occurrence in some of the western states. I see a lot of road kill here. Mostly deer. Yellowstone has gotten bad with ignore people trying to get close and take pictures. And even pet wildlife. I kinda doubt the bear lived. Probably had internal damage. A couple years ago in the mountains I live by a motorcycle tourist hit a moose. Both were killed immediately. Wildlife can get in front of you on the road so fast. I've lived in Wyoming for 41 years and have never hit a deer. Knock on wood. I've had close calls. Driving fast in mountain country is never wise. I usually don't drive the speed limit in mountains and at night for this reason. Yellowstone is a beautiful place but something needs to change. It's impossible to have numerous Park Rangers. People need to be responsible for their own actions. And higher fines for not obeying the warning and laws.

[@tinaradlowski2184]

Can't you use Drones or some kind of cameras?

[@robertwaid3579]

That was Amazing, Mike. Of At Home in Wild Space's. Thank You so Much for That 💘🙂💘🙂. The Length, Consciousness, of the Entire Video was Excellent. As for the" Grizzly " I most Certainly Hope, He or She Survived. Thank You so much.

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

You are very kind. Hoping some good comes from sharing this encounter.

[@rebaeasler]

I hope you save her and make sure people drive safely .That. bear could not hurt them in a truck no need to hit her.

[@wyomingadventures]

I don't think the truck hit the bear on purpose. Small animals have totaled vehicles. And it wasn't his job to save the bear. Believe me the last thing you want to do is approach an injured bear. It would kill you.

[@janetwheeler4210]

Thanks 👍

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@kathyprock4505]

I feel bad for the bear.... just in her own home territory and gets hit by an idiot, who by the way when they find him/her should be banned from the park for a year... anyone who runs over an animal in the park needs to be 86ed. I understand the park rangers letting nature take its course when Nature caused the injury but when it's humans irresponsible nature that is causing injuries to these animals, It's only fair that humans fix that animal and rehab it so it can be released back into the park. I do thank you very much for that video, it was very well photographed and narrated. More people need watch it, maybe they would get a clue as to how to behave in the park. I am hoping the bear survived. She definitely got knocked loopy. Whether she had internal injuries or not that's a tough call, but she definitely got popped on the head pretty hard. A concussion can keep an animal from eating or drinking for up to 3 days and the chances of it not being able to defend itself against attack against wolves or another bear is about 70%, so I wish that bear the best of luck.

[@stevischermi6409]

Very hard to tell if the sow survived her accident. Speculation at best.

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

Very true. Speculation and/or hope. Thanks for contributing to the conversation.

[@hsmidali8545]

Thank you very much

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

You are welcome. Thanks for taking the time to watch.

[@carylfontaine3640]

Man is in THEIR territory!!! There should be guided tours NOT clueless careless people who are so ignorant..I cannot stand it..

[@kevinstreeter6943]

I was at Yellowstone in a parking lot with many cars. We were watching a herd of elk. I grizzly came down a hill and the elk took off. The grizzly ignored the people and the elk. It was searching for food under rocks. it seems that they have a hunger for a certain food and that is what they look for.

[@johnhdalton]

3or 4 years ago my next door neighbor was driving his 18 wheeler Simi truck and trailer over Togwotee pass, (That's between Jackson Hole and dubois Wyoming) and ran over a grizzly. He had a dent on his bumper and there was hair and bear shit down the side of the cab. He said he felt one whole side of his trailer tires go over the bear. With out a load that out fit weighs around 35.000 pounds He was loaded down with cattle so the truck was weighing considerably more. He called the hiway patrol and the game and fish and told them what had happened. The G&F sent some some people to the impact location and they found and tracked the bear for several hundred yards noting that the bear was still alive and moving fast. I was and still am in a state of WOW! Grizzlies are some tough critters! So I'm thinkn the bear I'm this video is probably just fine. Lol

[@dianalee3059]

So sad. This land belongs to the wild animals. We are just guests in their territory. We owe them our respect

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

I very much agree. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@farrierette5216]

People are unbearably stupid!

[@Steve.x.Williams]

Slow down in the park! My god people. Why so careless?

[@normanbrown9225]

Very little Difference between Animals and a Physical Man, the CELLS ARE JUST ARRANGED IN A DIFFERENT ORDER. ALL ARE SPECIAL CREATIONS

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

There is a lot of truth in what you say. Bears are sturdier, but when it comes down to it they're not all that different from us. Life is precious.

[@JR-wk4dj]

The truth is they are going alot faster than the speed limits. Period.

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

So very true. For the life of me I can't understand why people would want to rush threw the park unless it's because they're chasing a "must do" list and endangering what they've come to see along with their fellow visitors. It's really unfortunate.

[@nicklanfear4303]

Speed cameras are needed tbh

[@danaricketts8970]

Without more information such as speed of the truck when it hit the bear and extent of the damage to the truck, all opinions are pure guess work - with a hint of intuition. My guess is that the bear survived and I base that on the bear making its way into the park. Just a guess though. Thanks for the reminder to slow down.

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. You are right. Any theory regarding her injuries or survival depends largely on speculation. I hope you are right, and that she survived. Also hoping sharing her story will help people visit the park responsibly.

[@Gunner-73]

I can not imagine someone wanting to speed thru the park. Slow down, enjoy every turn. The bears leg didn't appear broken because she could stand on it, how ever, it looked like her back was injured which may take a while to heal even if it was just torn muscles, which would leave her venerable to predation. Hitting a grizzly bear.... who does that ?

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

Agreed. Yellowstone is too incredible to treat it like a fast food drive through. I’m hoping the bears injuries were not too severe. They are remarkably though animals, but even the toughest of us isn’t a match for a bad car accident. I doubt the driver intended to hit the bear. I’ve seen them dart across the road. But that’s what the park’s speed limits are for. Hoping some good will come from sharing this bear’s story.

[@shaneleach9803]

I must add that I hope the grizzly made it. Being around them for many years I’m convinced she did😊

[@tedsemonis7905]

They need to record all injuries caused by the park's animals especially after pictures and show it to these jacka&&.

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

It is exceedingly rare that one of the park’s animals will cause harm to humans without provocation. The harm inflicted by humans is astronomical compared with the harm caused by animals.

[@tedsemonis7905]

@@HomeInWildSpaces When the medication wears off and your clear they are WILD animals not pets, because they stay close to areas where people are maybe food. And an animal will turn on a person in a second, there not pets. Watch the videos on the net, 2000-pound buffalo will stomp you because you like the color blue. Bear only see you as food. From you or you yourself.

[@dougewing1571]

I can't believe someone could not see a grizzly bear and hits it in a vehicle. Probably on purpose

[@ccasey1904]

People can be clueless. They hit everything. I always have my radio on when I think there are animals around, especially at night.

[@ccasey1904]

And the joke is on the clueless drivers; their car is going to have serious damage. So drive proactively and pay attention!

[@sylviaboronski3323]

WELL WHAT HAPPENED? DID SHE SURVIVE? ...... AND WHY DO THEY ALLOW DRIVERS TO DRIVE SO FAST THROUGH THIS AREA FULL WELL KNOWING ALL THIS WILDLIFE IS HERE.?.... NOTHING IN WORLD IS SO IMPORTANT THAT YOU CANNOT SLOW DOWN THROUGH THESE PARKS 😘😘

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

It’s unknown whether she survived. The hope is that in the process of bear management effort the park service can confirm that she survived the collision. There are rangers that will fine and even ban visitors if their violation is severe enough, but our parks are largely underfunded and understaffed. Rangers cannot catch every speeding car. It’s not clear if we he car involved was speeding. But the collision is a reminder that the park and it’s wildlife are unpredictable and it is critically important to adhere to speed limits and remain attentive.

[@ronwatson4902]

I think Yellowstone would be better without the danger of bears. 1 human life is worth more than all the bears in the world.

[@spirit13the1st6]

Thank you

[@beverleytinker2318]

I don't agree that Yellowstone would be better without the bears. If people can't pay the speed limits then stay out of the park because I for one enjoy all the wildlife. My suggestion to you is to visit a zoo and stay out of the ntl parks

[@mangravy2000]

911 isn't for hurt bear emergencies. Call the ranger station.

[@cw460]

Heartbreaking.

[@emmabovary1228]

So many videos on KZbin should just be taken down. I honestly don’t think people would bother to stalk, chase and get dangerously close (when they’ve been told repeatedly) if they knew they couldn’t show off and monetize their prized videos.

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

You bring up a very important point. The internet does often reward dangerous or harmful behavior. Our parks have to deal with it constantly. I hoping to share resources to help people make better decision when visiting our parks.

[@lauralamkay1246]

Sure hope she's doing well and doesn't have babies to take care of.

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

I very much agree.

[@nicklanfear4303]

Lamar valley in winter is like a racetrack, snowmobiling yahoos rushing to east gate in their trucks.

[@JacksonDoyel-h8m]

I don't understand when people start calling park service when they see an animal injured. It's supposed to be wild - it's not a zoo. I get because this one was hit, but it didn't seem like they knew that at the start.

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

Injured grizzlies can be dangerous. If an animal is injured and also likely to encounter people it's best to contact the park service. Not every injured animal merits contacting authorities. But injured grizzlies, definitely need to be reported.

[@fhru9928]

My first thought when I saw grizzly got hit by car was that it probably survived. I’m sticking to my guns. I think she walked it off.

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

I think odds are decent that the injury was not life threatening. Something I hope to be able to confirm in the future. Thanks for chiming in.

[@rebeccaainslie4637]

@@HomeInWildSpaces I bet the truck was more messed up than the bear!

[@thadfoote8653]

If I was Ranger I would put a stop to the idiot people out there!Shouldn't be aloud to get out of ur vehicle and I'm pretty sure there's a speed limit if not set one and if u get caught speeding 1 year not aloud in park!Clueless people can ruin everything!

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

Finding that balance between preserving public access and protecting our parks is extremely difficult. I agree with you that stiffer penalties are probably justified. I also think education can prevent poor decision making. Thanks for sharing.

[@suzanneborder4792]

After you get there, why not slow down and enjoy what is in front of you!

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

Amen.

[@joehayward2631]

You DO NOT a wounded grizzly bear. Any injured animal will defend themselves even more when hurt. Good job ppl who have no clue you might have saved few humans. Well maybe if that dumb we need them out of the human pool

[@rcjr.7725]

👍 good job buddy

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

Thanks 👍

[@evelynrogers7145]

Poor bear

[@mariaguarino1399]

So 😢

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

I agree. We had a hard time watching. My son still talks about the encounter almost daily.

[@tammyhollandsworth6783]

I hope the bear survived.

[@auston911]

971 drama nice

[@chrisgrocott713]

You lied There was no grizzly hit by a truck

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

The bear was hit by a truck. No lies here.

[@johnhdalton]

What makes you think he lied??

[@Amazonkiller65]

All of you lookies crack me up....what a wanker....I need feedback on what I did....😂 the bear should have been put down instead of left to suffer and die.

[@ntinamorris]

Grizzly bear is powerful. Can beat 15 pack of wolves at once 🙂

[@cindywoolhouse9425]

I'm good watching online

[@cindywoolhouse9425]

I hope the bear isn't suffering. I hope they find it and kill it.

[@HomeInWildSpaces]

Typically the park service will only euthanize a bear if it's perceived as a threat to people. Injuries occur quite frequently in the wild and humans aren't always the best judges of whether or not an animal will survive. I hope its injuries were minor. Grateful for the reminder to slow down. Thanks for watching and commenting!!!