The bear was a mother to at least 18 cubs over the years and a documentary star. Now, the internet is mourning her death after she was hit by. a car.

Grizzly No. 399, who was a famous female grizzly bear, was fatally struck by a vehicle in Grand Teton National Park in western Wyoming on Tuesday, Oct. 22.

A female grizzly bear who was adored by thousands of visitors to Grand Teton National Park was struck and killed on Tuesday, park officials announced.

Grizzly 399 was believed to be 28 years old and one of the oldest known grizzly bears still reproducing before a car crash killed her.

A beloved grizzly bear known as an ambassador for her species was fatally struck on a highway in Wyoming, National Park Service officials said Wednesday. Grizzly bear 399, who got her name through a research number assignment in 2001,

One of the world’s most famous animals died Tuesday — and not from natural causes. Grizzly Bear 399 was killed on Tuesday in a car collision south of Jackson, Wyo., the National Park Service said. She was fatally hit by a vehicle on Highway 26/89 in Snake River Canyon and was later identified by her ear tags and microchip.

The grizzly bear is an iconic species that helps make the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem so extraordinary. Grizzly bear 399 has been perhaps the most prominent ambassador for th