Glacier National Park, Yellowstone

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Originally Posted by SvilleKid

Just be advised, stay on the marked paths. Give wildlife a wide berth, the buffalo are NOT tame, regardless of how close they want to walk to people. They will F you up! If you get to less active areas, be BEAR AWARE. There have been more fatal grizzly attacks than usual lately, due to increased populations of bears. The park rangers are good about posting warning sings in areas of known, recent bear activities, so be extra careful in those areas.

Good advice, and if you are planning on getting into the back country considering purchasing some bear spray. Highly effective in deterring attacks as a last measure.

The recent attacks are both an issue of increased bear population and the increase in visitors to the parks. Good article about this in this month's issue of Outside Magazine.