WSU Bear Center — Local services in Pullman

The WSU bear experience was one of the most memorable experiences my family has had visiting the Pullman, Washington area. Note that Pullman is very close to the border of Idaho.

Around 9 to 10 grizzly bears make this center home and if visiting near 3:15 pm, you can see them in action being fed. While it might seem they are lonely as they tend to circulate in their enclosure, they are actually simply in anticipation for feeding time where they get to roam a giant fenced field and play with creative toys the keepers have made while eating an assortment of donated jams, apples, and corn! Keep peace of mind knowing that these bears are incapable of living in the wild and are living the life here while also being observed for science.

Highly recommend this center to see grizzly bears up close without the danger of having an unexpected experience on your next...

A black-eye on the face of the WSU campus. Despite a wonderful Veterinary school, these animals are kept in deplorable conditions with no real care to their natural welfare. Multiple bears share a small hillside enclosure or are confined to a small, cement jail-cell with one small tub of water to sit in. These bears should be given acres to roam, particularly if they are at WSU as research participants. It is past time that this facility is shut down or moved/remodeled. A common place for visitors to stop...but truly a despicable part of the...

This is a safe place for an up close and personal encounter with bears. They feed the bears at a certain time and that is a great time to visit and watch the bears eat. 1 time they put part of a carcass out in the big grassy area and then let 2 bears go into that area and find them and eat them. It felt like you were out in the open with them, but the bears were fenced in and we were safe. Such an...