Rumors started flying online Sunday that Grizzly 399’s final cub, Spirit, has been found alive and identified through DNA.

“The bear’s remains were put back onto the landscape in Grand Teton National Park.” Grizzly 1058’s mother was Grizzly 399, a well-known bear that also lived in Grand Teton National Park.

Grizzly 399's yearling cub was with her when she was struck, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The cub's whereabouts are unknown, and there is no evidence to suggest the yearling was ...

Grizzly No. 399 continued to reproduce in old age and raised several cubs close to Grand Teton National Park's roads. As a result, visitors eagerly watched her in her natural habitat, per CNN.

Grizzly No. 399 and her ever-growing brood was a beloved favorite of tourists visiting Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park for nearly 30 years before her untimely death on Highway 29/28 on Oct. 22.

By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy. Named for the tag affixed by researchers to her ear, No. 399 was the oldest-known reproducing female grizzly in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem.

Grizzly 399, a beloved mama bear known as the queen of Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park, has died after being hit by a car, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service reports.

Grizzly No. 399 died Tuesday night on a highway in Snake River Canyon south of Jackson, park officials said in a statement Wednesday, adding the driver was unhurt.

Jacob Krank, the master of ceremonies, shared how he encountered No. 399 the first time he drove into the park to explore it 13 years ago. Suddenly he saw “this beautiful grizzly bear” in the ...

Grizzly bear No. 399 and her four cubs cross a road as Cindy Campbell stops traffic in Jackson Hole, Wyo., on Nov. 17, 2020. Credit: AP/Ryan Dorgan ...

Grizzly 399’s last surviving cub, Spirit, has not been seen since its mother’s death. Nearly two years old, the cub was last reported as healthy and may have a chance at survival.

Grizzly 399, she learned over time that if she hangs out within 100 yards of the road, she has these people around that are in a way protecting her cubs from the male grizzly bears, which is very ...