Yellowstone Bear Incidents and Safety

Yellowstone Bear Incidents and Safety

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Aiden Montgomery

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The video discusses various animal-related incidents in Yellowstone National Park, including bison and elk attacks, and fatalities in thermal pools. It highlights a specific grizzly bear attack in 2011, where a man was killed and his wife survived. The park's response involved tracking the bear, which had shown signs of feeding on human remains, and ultimately putting it down while sparing its cubs.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a common reason visitors get injured by bison in Yellowstone?

Getting too close for photos

Feeding them

Camping near their habitat

Hiking in restricted areas

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In 2018, what animal was involved in an incident with two women near a Yellowstone hotel?

Elk

Bear

Bison

Wolf

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What tragic event occurred in a thermal pool in 1981?

A man fell in accidentally

A man dove in to save a dog

A child slipped and fell

A group of tourists ignored warnings

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the biggest dangers for hikers in Yellowstone's backcountry?

Elk

Mother grizzly with cubs

Thermal pools

Bison

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many people have been killed by bears in Yellowstone since 1872?

Five

Eight

Twelve

Fifteen

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the couple's first destination on their hike in 2011?

Mammoth Hot Springs

Grand Prismatic Spring

Clear Lake

Old Faithful

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the mother grizzly react after attacking the man in 2011?

She attacked his wife

She left the area

She was scared away by other hikers

She was tranquilized by park rangers

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