CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Pretty soon, the best place to be on the lookout for a wolf, grizzly bear or other wildlife in Yellowstone National Park could be your phone.
Just don’t be surprised if lots of other people get the same idea.
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New smartphone apps enable people to pinpoint where they’ve recently seen critters in Yellowstone. Other people can then drive to those places for a wildlife viewing experience that otherwise wouldn’t happen except for the luck of being in the right place at the right time.
One app called Where’s a Bear promises “up to the second” animal sightings in Yellowstone. A website called Yellowstone Wildlife offers a similar app.
Park officials say apps could become a concern if they contribute to the traffic jams that occur when wildlife linger near roadsides.
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