<P> There are currently about 55,000 wild grizzly bears total located throughout North America , most of which reside in Alaska . Only about 1,500 grizzlies are left in the lower 48 states of the US . Of these , about 800 live in Montana . About 600 more live in Wyoming , in the Yellowstone - Teton area . There are an estimated 70 -- 100 grizzly bears living in northern and eastern Idaho . Its original range included much of the Great Plains and the southwestern states , but it has been extirpated in most of those areas . Combining Canada and the United States , grizzly bears inhabit approximately half the area of their historical range . </P>
<P> There are currently about 55,000 wild grizzly bears total located throughout North America , most of which reside in Alaska . Only about 1,500 grizzlies are left in the lower 48 states of the US . Of these , about 800 live in Montana . About 600 more live in Wyoming , in the Yellowstone - Teton area . There are an estimated 70 -- 100 grizzly bears living in northern and eastern Idaho . Its original range included much of the Great Plains and the southwestern states , but it has been extirpated in most of those areas . Combining Canada and the United States , grizzly bears inhabit approximately half the area of their historical range . </P>
what state has the highest population of bears
what state has the highest population of bears
Alaska
Alaska