Where is the highest concentration of grizzly bears in Montana?

The highest density counties for grizzly bears, roughly from east to west, are Carbon County, Gallatin County (with its southern tip dipping into Yellowstone National Park), Madison County, Lewis and Clark County, Missoula County, Glacier County, Flathead County, Lake County, Park County, and Lincoln County.



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Most of the grizzlies in the contiguous U.S. live in and around Glacier and Yellowstone national parks, which means nearly two-thirds of those remaining in the lower 48 live in Montana (800 of the estimated 1,200 still in the wild).

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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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Fatal Attacks in Glacier National Park If that's you, you're in luck. Sort of. There have only been 10 fatal bear encounters in the park since 1967. A couple of million visitors enter the park every single year.

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