Grizzly Bear 399’s resilience captured hearts around the world. She is a symbol of strength, the embodiment of the untamed, and an iconic mother of Grand Teton National Park. 🐻 One year after her passing, her legacy lives on: in the cubs she raised, the community she rallied, and the landscapes she inspired us to preserve. As the most photographed grizzly globally, 399 revealed both the rare beauty of life in wild and the challenges bears face in a human-shaped world. In her honor, Grand Teton

At 26 years old, Bear 399 is the “grandmother” of Grand Teton. Famed for having at least 22 descendants, she’s a big part of the grizzly bear success story in Grand Teton National Park. The new season of #AmericasNationalParks premieres Monday, June 5 at 9/8c on National Geographic and streams June 7 on Disney and Hulu | National Geographic

TOMORROW, May 15th at 7pm! Grizzly 399 has been a fixture in Grand Teton National Park since 2007. Witness her riveting story full of twists and turns, hope and heartbreak in NATURE—GRIZZLY 399: QUEEN OF THE TETONS, airing on Wyoming PBS on Wednesday, May 15 at 7pm. Better yet, we'll be following that program up with ON GRIZZLY GROUND at 8:30pm! Produced by Idaho-based production company Tight Line Media, ON GRIZZLY GROUND follows federally protected grizzlies through the Greater Yellowstone Eco

The Queen of the Tetons, grizzly 399 and cub crossing the road and through the meadow, off to do other bear things. It's definitely getting busier in the parks but so far I've seen people minding the rules and listening to wildlife management and rangers while viewing bears. Grand Teton National Park | T. Lyn Neufeld Photography