Just outside Yellowstone National Park on Wednesday, two people were injured and one was killed when a female bear rampaged through Soda Butte Campground. This Montana bear attack seems to have been unprovoked, though the National Park Service is investigating. While camping is normally very safe, this attack highlights that wild animals could be very dangerous.
Bear attack in Montana’s Soda Butte
At about 2 a.m. on Wednesday morning, a bear attacked in the Soda Butte Campground in southern Montana. One man was killed, a teenager was left with calf wounds and one woman was badly mauled. The bear attacked three separate tents, and rangers evacuated the campground as soon as the dead man was found.
An anchor in the car aisles
Avoiding bears is usually a very essential part of camping in the backcountry. It appears how the Montana bear attack, though, was unprovoked. All of the campers at the Soda Butte campground had their food in bear boxes, and no bear attractants appear to have been left out. The area was very busy with campers, and it is possible that the attacking bear could have felt her cubs were confronted.
Previous attacks at Soda Butte campground
Soda Butte Campground, in the Gallatin National Forest, has been the location of bear attacks in the past. Yellowstone National Park is about 10 miles away from the 27-campside Soda Butte Campground. In 2008, a grizzly bear attacked one man in a tent. That bear was captured and transported to Washington State University in Pullman.
Avoiding a bear attack
Protecting yourself from bears is relatively simple. First of all, make sure your food is kept in a bear-proof container, your automobile trunk, or hung up and out of reach. Keep any and all trash in wildlife resistant containers. Lastly, sleep at least 100 yards away from cooking areas and food storage.
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