Are there mountain lions in Glacier National Park?

Although not commonly seen, they persist in stable densities throughout Glacier. Read about mountain lion safety before hitting the trail. As one of Glacier's larger predators, mountain lions pursue a wide variety of prey, including deer, elk, moose, and bighorn sheep, as well as smaller animals.



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1. BEARS. Glacier is home to both grizzly and black bears. The park provides the core of one of the largest remaining grizzly bear populations in the lower 48 states.

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Cooley says the population around Glacier National Park, which contains an even larger number of bears than the Yellowstone area, is healthy and strong.

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There will be bear activity in September. Later September the bears start to go into hyperplasia (sp) where they start to eat voraciously to prepare for winter. Many Glacier area is well known for bears on the hillside even more so than usual, around labor day and later. August anywhere the hucks are out and ready.

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Katmai National Park (Alaska) The highest concentration of grizzly bears in the United States is in Katmai National Park. The park was established in 1918 to protect the brown bears that frequent the area, and today it's home to an estimated 2,000 grizzlies.

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