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.

A famous grizzly bear beloved for decades by countless tourists, biologists and professional wildlife photographers in Grand Teton National Park is dead after being struck by a vehicle in western Wyoming.

Grizzly Bear 399 was hit and killed by a vehicle in the Snake River Canyon on Highway 26/89 on Tuesday evening, according to U.S. Fish Wildlife Service.

During her nearly three decades roaming the snowy wilderness of the Teton Range, Grizzly No. 399 became a beloved mama bear with millions of parkgoers following her yearly adventures and her ever-growing family tree.

Named for the tag affixed by researchers to her ear, No. 399 was the oldest-known reproducing female grizzly in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem

The popular grizzly Grand Teton bear who was fatally struck by a car last month will be mourned by the public this weekend with a vigil in western Wyoming. 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.

A vigil is set to be held for a famous female grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park after she was struck and k