Native to North America, grizzly bears (also known as brown bears) live in nearly all areas of Alaska. In fact, the state is home to more than 98% of the world’s brown bear population!

When the settlers moved West, they pushed the grizzly bear range north. Today, grizzly bears still live in the Pacific Northwest, including Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and Washington.

OUTSIDE OF MEETEETSE, Wyo. — High above the trees, in the rocky slopes of the Absarokas, one-calorie morsels scurried from the light. They crawled under rocks and in dark shadows.