Grizzly 399: The World's Most Famous Mother Bear

by Thomas D. Mangelsen (Photographer), Anderson Cooper (Foreword), Todd Wilkinson (Contributor)

An intimate view into the lives of this celebrated bear family that draws thousands to Yellowstone each year hoping for even a glimpse.

The most famous population of grizzly bears in the world lives in the ecosystem that encompasses Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, and the most visible queen of all has been Jackson Hole Grizzly 399. During her long life, with cubs at her side, she has navigated the intersection between wilderness and people. Her harrowing journey has changed the way tens of millions of people around the globe think of both grizzlies and conservation.

Over the past two decades, legendary nature photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen has been tracking Grizzly 399 and her cubs, amassing more than one million photos along the way. Together with conservation writer Todd Wilkinson, Mangelsen returns with a new, long-awaited volume that brings the importance of 399 and the plight of American grizzlies into focus in a way that will move your heart and inspire you to join the army of advocates who want to keep this region of public lands, which belongs to all of us, forever wild.

Genres: Nonfiction

240 pages, Hardcover

Published September 5, 2023

Reviews

[Tanya Bjerke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating read about the bear population in the and it's comeback in the Yellowstone and Grand Teton area.

[Denise Chojnacki · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is such an amazing account of a bear who has become so iconic. Thomas Mangelsen captures the story beautiful through his photography.

[Linda Holway · Rating 5 out of 5]

very well done