Cub of well-known Wyoming grizzly killed by car

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Cub of well-known Wyoming grizzly killed by car

Staff and wire reports

Updated 17 hrs ago

One of the best known grizzlies in Grand Teton National Park lost her only cub born this year when it was struck by a car Sunday night. ... Park officials say they’re reasonably certain the cub belonged to a popular grizzly called 399 but can’t be sure before DNA testing.

Bear 399 has delighted tourists and wildlife photographers for years by spending time near roads with her cubs. She previously gave birth to triplets three years in a row.

This year, the mother bear emerged from hibernation with just one cub with a light face that some dubbed Snowy. ... “Grizzly bear number 399 is an older bear, about 20 to 21 years old, and has been highly visible in Grand Teton National Park for a number of years,” said Andrew White, Grand Teton spokesman.

Park officials aren’t sure of the circumstances of the cub’s death because the motorist did not report the accident. Instead, rangers received a report of an adult grizzly bear removing a cub from the roadway before 10 p.m. Sunday. When they searched the area Monday morning, they found the dead cub about 40 yards off the road.
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