JACKSON, Wyoming — A grizzly who officials believe was the oldest female reproducing bear in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem was killed Tuesday when she was struck by a car on a highway near Jackson.

At 28 years old, the mama grizzly bear was the oldest female still producing cubs near the national park. The post Famous Grizzly Bear 399 Killed by Vehicle Near Yellowstone National Park appeared first on GearJunkie.

People from around the world have followed grizzly bear 399 for several decades. At 28 years old, she was the oldest known reproducing female grizzly bear in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem."