Overview

• Grizzly 1058, a 5-year-old male bear in Grand Teton National Park, was fatally struck by a vehicle, park officials confirmed on May 6, 2025.
• The bear's body was found near Highway 26 by the Buffalo Fork River, approximately 125 yards from the road, where he had moved to a patch of willows before dying.
• Wildlife tags were used to confirm his identity as one of the four cubs born to Grizzly 399, an iconic bear killed in a similar incident in October 2024.
• Officials stated that Grizzly 1058 may have been dead for several days before his body was discovered, with no sightings reported this spring prior to his death.
• Grizzly 399, celebrated as a symbol of conservation and the subject of a PBS documentary, had 18 cubs over her lifetime and drew global attention to the challenges of wildlife protection.