Find Out Why Grizzly Bear 399 is SO FAMOUS! History of an Icon 

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No way! Is she still healthy?

@@roblockhart8410 Very! Although this year she has been more elusive than i have ever witnessed in my 10 years of being a wildlife guide...

The other one was delicious

@@duggiesmith4043 Probably true.. But, hoping for the solo remaining..

Thank you! She's definitely a great inspiration for happy bear stories.

My pleasure!

That sounds incredible! I'd love to either of those bears one day.

@@FreeRoamingPhoto both are usually seen along the highways and open areas in the spring eating dandelions and fresh grasses, moose calves and black bears. they move to the higher mountain side elevations as the summer progresses. where they eat mountain goat and sheep, marmots, any meat a grizzly can catch.

Well said!

Thank you! Me too.

Thank you! They're incredible animals.

Thank you and I certainly hope so too!

Fantastic! Congrats on seeing her! She's also quite a beautuful bear.

Thank you! I'd love for you to as well if you ever find the opportunity!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you for the comment! Unfortunately I don't know of one. I typically keep tabs on her through personal encounters and other photographers.

She has a face book page

Thanks a bunch! And congrats on getting to see her so regularly! She's certainly a special bear.

@@FreeRoamingPhoto Yeah. I’ve been lucky. Fingers crossed this year we will see her again.

Likewise!

Thank you for the kind words and my pleasure!

National parks don't interfere with nature. Planting food and altering the landscape would go against the whole mission of national parks. In terms of wildlife, they use many encounters, such as with 399, to educate the public on how to coexist with all forms of wildlife.

There's a lot more in common as well!

She's had three sets of triplets before. I think it's just her.

My husband & I drove from Ga on 6/4/24 arriving 6/6/24 the Parks & on one glorious day, 6/12/24, we got to see Bear #399 & Spirit down at Colter Bay in a meadow. Spirit is a BIG BOY! It is going to be interesting to see how big he will get!! We were able to watch them for over 45 min along with numerous others in a wonderful Bear Jam! It was the highlight of our trip & the highlight of many other trips! Just Imagine now here I am now at 70 yrs old & I’m so thrilled that I I have seen some such an iconic living creature in those incredibly beautiful mountains! Both such wonderful gifts from God! IFYKYN!!! Right? I’m shocked at those that don’t! 😳🐻❤ Thank you for your wonderful video!!

She has been out this year, but only briefly.

That's a really great question! There's a few ways. First is that she frequents certain areas along roadsides, particularly in certain times of the year. When she does, she usually has her cub(s) in tow, so people assume from that that it's her. When she doesn't have cubs with her, she tends to disappear into the wilderness. More specifically though, she's occasionally "tagged" by the Grizzly Bear Interagency Committee for research (as are many other bears in the area), at which point, she'll be given ear tags for identification. If those are present, those are a pretty good indicator as well. However those usually only last about a year or two. Lastly she has features specific to her. In addition to a dark brown coat, she also has a small scar on the left side of her snout from a fight many years ago. All those, combined with her patterns and behavior are what conclude people who follow her around regularly to safely conclude that it's her and not another random bear. Once you've seen multiple grizzlies regularly, you can begin to distinguish one from another through physical features and behavior.

@@FreeRoamingPhoto that’s unbelievable! Thanks for that reply. Hopefully we can keep helping these amazing animals stay wild and safe!

@@markbenn1907 Very hopeful!

Thank you for the kind words! And yes, Jackson has changed quite a bit.

That's fantastic! Congrats on seeing her! She's definitely a special bear.

This week? She's been massively famous for years! Glad to hear it finally spread to tiktok though.

It's obvious you have a lot of pain in your life. Hang in there. It'll get better.

I don't know if worship is the right word in this case. Maybe admiration?

Bears are real. Plus no one is worshiping them, they enjoy viewing them. Enjoyment is not worship. Stop turning everything religious. Just enjoy the beautiful creatures.