Horace Albright and bears, Yellowstone National Park, 1922

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Official park regulations discouraged tourists from feeding bears, but even Albright (Yellowstone's superintendent before becoming director of the National Park Service) realized what a popular attraction they were. Eventually, at the prodding of biologists who thought parks should preserve wildlife in their natural state, the bears were weaned from tourist handouts and nightly feedings at garbage dumps.

Source:
Marian Albright Schenck

Episode:
Episode Five: 1933-1945

Associated Park:
Yellowstone National Park

Era:
1920-1940

Associated Person:
Horace Albright