The man who struck and killed Grizzly 399 while commuting home from Jackson on Tuesday night was driving at around the speed limit of 55 mph, law enforcement officials said

Grizzly bear 399 was killed on Tuesday after a vehicle hit it on U.S. Highway 26/89 in Snake River Canyon, south of Jackson, Wyoming. The bear’s identity was confirmed through ear tags and a microchip.

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.

This story was first published by WyoFile on Oct. 23, 2024. 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.

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