Grizzly bear 399 struck, killed by vehicle in Wyoming
Grizzly bear 399 with cub. (National Park Service/C.J. ADAMS)
Grizzly bear 399 — a 28-year-old bear known to millions of people and who was an economic force, drawing countless tourists to Jackson Hole — died late Tuesday in a Snake River Canyon vehicle strike.
The matriarch bruin who raised her cubs roadside in Grand Teton National Park for nearly two decades was fatally struck and later identified through ear tags and a microchip, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The whereabouts of her single cub are unknown.
“At this time, there is no evidence to suggest the yearling was also involved in the incident, but the Service is monitoring the area,” the federal agency stated in a news release.
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