She was 28 years old and dealt with aplomb the hordes of picture-taking tourists and repeated motherhood. When she was killed by a car a few weeks ago, the loss of Grizzly 399 left ...

Nature lovers mourned the matriarch of the world-famous bear family after she was fatally struck by a vehicle Oct. 22 on a ...

When venturing into the wild, particularly in regions known for grizzly bears, recognizing signs of their presence is crucial ...

Yellowstone’s elk were some of the toughest around because of the predator-rich environment. If they fled every time they saw a bear, wolf or mountain lion, they might not stand still for very long.

As Yellowstone National Park interpretive specialist Richard Jehle told me earlier this year, “Old Faithful is just a tiny ...

Mounting development is a grave threat because of how it is carving up an ecosystem that must stay relatively intact to ...

But 399 represented more than a captivating insight into the behavior of Ursus arctos horribilis. Her spectacular life and heart-rending death – in retrospect, the tragedy seems almost foreordained – ...

Why ask, "Why did the chicken cross the road?" when you can instead consider, "Why did the road cross the land?" ...

Grizzly 399 wasn’t just another wild bear in northwestern Wyoming; she was a window into the secret lives of grizzlies.

Bordered to the south by the Yellowstone and Lamar river basins, the Northern Range contains about 20 black bears for every ...

Many came to know the 9 feet, 6 inches-tall bear over the years through seeing Doug and Lynne Seus walk him and other animals around Heber City.