Nature lovers held a vigil for a famous female grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park after she was struck and killed by a vehicle.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Grand Teton National Park honored the legacy of grizzly bear 399 by returning her ashes to the Pilgrim Creek area of the

The bear was a mother to at least 18 cubs over the years and a documentary star. Now, the internet is mourning her death after she was hit by. a car.

She was a Yellowstone icon with more than 20 cubs and grand cubs, and the grizzly bear population will surely suffer from her loss."

The 28-year-old grizzly bear, known as the Queen of the Tetons, was fatally killed on Tuesday while walking with one of her cubs

A beloved bear, known as the world’s most famous grizzly, has died after being struck by a vehicle at Grand Teton National Park in western Wyoming, part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Grizzly 399 died on Tuesday night, October 22, on a highway in Snake River Canyon south of Jackson, according to the National Park Service.

During her nearly three decades roaming the snowy wilderness of the Teton Range, Grizzly No. 399 became a beloved mama bear with millions of parkgoers following her yearly adventures and her ever-growing family tree.

A female grizzly bear who was adored by thousands of visitors to Grand Teton National Park was struck and killed on Tuesday, park officials announced.

Named for the tag affixed by researchers to her ear, No. 399 was the oldest-known reproducing female grizzly in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem