Animals of Yellowstone Jason and his family are visiting Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Jason and his sister, Jennifer, are hoping to see some of the more special mammals that live in the park. Jason and Jennifer love photography and want to take pictures of the animals. The week before their trip, Jason had prepared a chart so they could figure out the best places to look for each animal and how likely they were to see them. Animal Habitat Likely Location in the Park Population Grizzly Bear forests, meadows Lamar Valley, Mt. Washburn,... Show more

Animals of Yellowstone
Jason and his family are visiting Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Jason and his sister, Jennifer, are hoping to see some of the more special mammals that live in the park. Jason and Jennifer love photography and want to take pictures of the animals.

The week before their trip, Jason had prepared a chart so they could figure out the best places to look for each animal and how likely they were to see them.

Animal	Habitat	Likely Location in the Park	Population
Grizzly Bear	forests, meadows	Lamar Valley, Mt. Washburn, Hayden Valley, Mammoth Hot Springs	500 - 650
Black Bear	forests, meadows	Lamar Valley, Mt. Washburn, Hayden Valley, Mammoth Hot Springs	280 - 610
Gray Wolf	forests, meadows	Lamar Valley, Mt. Washburn, Hayden Valley, Mammoth Hot Springs	less than 100
Elk	forests, meadows	Lamar Valley, Mt. Washburn, Hayden Valley, Mammoth Hot Springs, Old Faithful	15,000 – 25,000
Moose	river banks, forests	South Entrance, West Thumb	less than 500
Bison	meadows, grasslands	Lamar Valley, Mt. Washburn, Hayden Valley, Mammoth Hot Springs, Old Faithful	less than 3,500
Big Horn Sheep	cliffs, mountain slopes	Mt. Washburn, Mammoth Hot Springs	250 - 275

 

 

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