Bear and Wolf Education Centers

Maybe you haven’t been lucky enough to see a bear or wolf in the wild, or maybe you’ve tried hard not to. If either is the case, rest assured you can safely view these native animals at the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone or Montana Grizzly Encounter just east of Bozeman.

THE GRIZZLY & WOLF DISCOVERY CENTER

The Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center is an AZA-accredited, not-for-profit wildlife park and educational facility offering visitors the opportunity to experience the world of grizzly bears and gray wolves. Eight grizzly bears reside at the park, along with nine grey wolves that live in three different packs. A river otter exhibit is home to four male and two female North American River Otters. The Uinta Ground Squirrels are very amusing and entertaining to watch. Their enclosure is made up of an extensive network of underground burrows. Birdsof-prey, including hawks, eagles, owls, falcons and a turkey vulture, also call the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center home. Due to the ongoing highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak, precautionary measures have been taken to protect the animals, so the birds of prey are being kept inside and are NOT VIEWABLE at this time.

If you are planning to spend time in West Yellowstone, visit www.grizzlydiscovery.org and check out the program schedule so you can plan your day: Admission is good for the whole day, so you can come and go as you please.

The Montana Grizzly Encounter

The Montana Grizzly Encounter is a grizzly bear rescue and education sanctuary, which provides a spacious, natural home for rescued grizzlies and a place for the public to learn about grizzlies as they watch them up close.

Montana Grizzly Encounter is home to four bears. Visit grizzlyencounter.org and get to know these amazing animals and each of their incredible stories. If you are a fan of National Geographic’s Expedition Wild, you already know Montana Grizzly Encounter owner Casey Anderson.