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https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/first-grizzly-bear-of-2022-spotted-in-yellowstone

by NBC Montana StaffTuesday, March 8th 2022

Yellowstone National Park officials say the first grizzly bear of 2022 was spotted in the park on Monday. Photo: Sinclair Nitz

MISSOULA, Mont. —Yellowstone National Park officials say the first grizzly bear of 2022 was spotted in the park on Monday.

The park released the following information Tuesday:

On Monday, March 7, a pilot supporting Yellowstone National Park wildlife research observed the first grizzly bear of 2022. The adult bear was seen walking in a meadow in the west-central part of the park.

The first bear sighting of2021occurred on March 13.

Male grizzlies come out of hibernation in early March. Females with cubs emerge in April and early May. When bears emerge from hibernation, they look for food and often feed on elk and bison that died over the winter. Sometimes, bears will react aggressively to encounters with people when feeding…