Famed grizzly bear 399, a Grand Teton National Park icon, killed in collision with vehicle
Billings Gazette
Grizzly Bear Recovery in the northern Rockies has been a wildlife success story, especially within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. But with success comes responsibility. For Grizzly Bear Specialist, Jeremiah Smith, that responsibility involves community engagement and bear conflict management.
Grand Teton National Park's most famous, and possibly prolific, female grizzly bear was struck and killed by a vehicle the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 22, according to a park news release.
A tourist steps on to the Tower Falls road in Yellowstone National Park to shoot a photo of a mama black bear and two cubs alongside the road.
BRETT FRENCH, Billings Gazette
Tourists leap from their still moving car in Yellowstone National Park in an attempt to take photos of a black bear feeding alongside the road in 2017.
BRETT FRENCH, Billings Gazette
A tourist poses for a photo too close to a cow elk. Visitors to Yellowstone are advised to stay 25 yards from elk.
BRETT FRENCH, Billings Gazette
Yellowstone National Park uses seasonal hires to help with tasks like keeping tourists a safe distance away from bears.
BRETT FRENCH, Billings Gazette
A tourist donned a unicorn mask to the delight of some younger visitors to Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone.
