Moose, Wyo. – A 5 -year -old boy bear That was a member of a well -known and dear Pardo family in Wyoming Grand Teton National Park died after he was beaten by a vehicle, the same destination that happened to his mother at the end of last year, Silvestre Life officials said Tuesday.
Park Rangers found the body of the male bear, known as Grizzly No. 1058, about 125 yards (114 meters) from Highway 26 near the Buffalo Fork river on Tuesday. The bear was one of the four puppies that emerged in May 2020 with his mother, Grizzly No. 399, who was often called the most famous brown bear in the world.
Grizzly No. 399, which was Loved for decades By innumerable tourists, biologists and professional photographers of wild, it was hit and killed by a vehicle In October on a road south of Jackson, Wyoming. Park officials used wildlife tags to confirm the relationship between the two bears.
Grizzly No. 1058 had been seen occasionally in the park since he was cried in 2022, but this spring had not been reported. After the vehicle hit him, he went to a Sauces patch, where he died.
Park officials said Tuesday that he could have been dead for several days before his body was found.
At 28, number 399 was the oldest reproduction female known in the Yellowstone ecosystem. Each spring, wildlife enthusiasts anxiously waited for their appearance of their den to see how many puppies were born during the winter, then quickly shared the news online. The bear had 18 known puppies in eight litters over the years, including the four -feed litter in 2020. It had around 7 feet (2.1 meters) high and weighed around 400 pounds (180 kilograms).
Call for the identity label attached to his ear by the researchers, the brown often looked near roads in Grand Teton, attracting crowds and creating traffic jams.
The driver who hit and killed No. 399 was not accelerating, and the death of the bear was governed by an accident. Park officials have not published any additional detail about the accident that killed No. 1058.
