Wildlife watchers look at a pair of bear tracks in the snow, thought to be those of Grizzly 399 and her yearling cub, on Monday morning in Grand Teton National Park. Officials say it’s “highly likely” that the matriarch of Grand Teton’s grizzly population was spotted the night before after emerging from winter hibernation.
Billy Arnold has been covering the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and the people who manage it since January 2022. He previously spent two years covering Teton County government, and a year editing Scene. Tips welcomed.
Wildlife watchers look at a pair of bear tracks in the snow, thought to be those of Grizzly 399 and her yearling cub, on Monday morning in Grand Teton National Park. Officials say it’s “highly likely” that the matriarch of Grand Teton’s grizzly population was spotted the night before after emerging from winter hibernation.
Almost as soon as Grizzly 399 emerged Sunday, she disappeared, leaving only a few melting paw prints in the snow.
Looking at those prints around 11 a.m. Monday morning, wildlife photographer Tristen Vega Moffett laid out how little they conveyed: An adult bear walked by with a smaller one, presumably her cub. And judging by how well preserved the prints were, that the two bears had lumbered through the area between 9 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday, when wildlife watchers showed up.
Billy Arnold has been covering the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and the people who manage it since January 2022. He previously spent two years covering Teton County government, and a year editing Scene. Tips welcomed.
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