Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center

I had never seen a grizzly bear, so off I went to the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center Sunday morning. This is a non-profit organization whose mission is to save problem bears from being euthanized. Currently, they have seven bears. You can view them fairly closely within their fenced in area.

Meet Illie and Sam. These are siblings from Alaska who lost their mother. They are much larger than the grizzlies in Yellowstone since they are used to eating salmon. Illie weighs 750 lbs and Sam weighs in at 1000 lbs!

Before releasing the bears into the viewing area, the employees hid food under rocks, stumps and various places where they’d have to find it. When they come out, it’s like a scavenger hunt for them.

Here’s a video of Illie



And Sam



After Sam got his belly full, it was time for his nap ;)



There is also an outdoor viewing area of saved wolves. The organization continues to expand. They are also planning to start a birds of prey exhibit in the future.

These are beautiful animals, but I sure would not want to meet any of them in the woods ;)









Sunday afternoon, I’ll be heading off to a mini gtg in Island Park, ID with some RV forum friends :)