Jackson Hole nature photographer captured this photograph in autumn 2021 of famed Grizzly 399 and her four cubs lumbering thorugh a developed area in Jackson Hole. In spring 2022, one of the cubs, a 2.5-year-old male, was captured and euthanized because it wandered onto the porch of a cabin near Cora, Wyoming where it got into human food. The rapid proliferation of private land sprawl in rural areas is negatively impacting habitat security for grizzlies, including on nearby public lands. It is also creating "conflict bears" and taking some relocation sites off the table. Photo courtesy Tom Mangelsen (mangelsen.com)
Jackson Hole nature photographer captured this photograph in autumn 2021 of famed Grizzly 399 and her four cubs lumbering thorugh a developed area in Jackson Hole. In spring 2022, one of the cubs, a 2.5-year-old male, was captured and euthanized because it wandered onto the porch of a cabin near Cora, Wyoming where it got into human food. The rapid proliferation of private land sprawl in rural areas is negatively impacting habitat security for grizzlies, including on nearby public lands. It is also creating "conflict bears" and taking some relocation sites off the table. Photo courtesy Tom Mangelsen (mangelsen.com)