As bears begin to show up in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Grand Teton National Park is expecting Grizzly 399, the famous, 27-year-old ursine matriarch, to once again emerge from her den this spring.
“We have no reason to believe that she won’t,” said Justin Schwabedissen, Grand Teton’s bear management specialist.
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