At Summer Solstice and more than a month out of the den, 399 has devoted much time, Thomas Mangelsen says, to helping her cub understand the joy of play
Author Archives: Thomas D. Mangelsen
Thomas D. Mangelsen, who makes his home near Moose, Wyoming inside Grand Teton National Park, is one of the best-known nature photographers in the world. From celebrating polar bears to tigers in India; from elephants, rhinos, and lions in Africa, to jaguars, cougars, other mammals and birds in North America, he is heralded for using photography to build public support for wildlife conservation. Mangelsen has won many awards and collaborated with journalist Todd Wilkinson on Grizzlies of Pilgrim Creek, An Intimate Portrait of 399 published in 2015 and the forthcoming sequel, Grizzly 399: The World's Most Famous Mother Bear coming out in August 2023.