For 27 years, Jackson Hole Grizzly 399 has been strolling into human, biological and conservation history in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Unbeknownst to her, she's become the most famous living wild bear on Earth.
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While sources vary and Yellowstone National Park has its own accurate information in terms of grizzly bear tracks, the biggest grizzly bear to ever roam Yellowstone was estimated to be between 600-800 pounds.
Weighing as much as 700 pounds apiece, they had no serious rivals. Grizzly bears, Yellowstone's top predators, are capable of bringing down an adult elk, but they mainly prey on calves. Coyotes, though numerous, were much too small to attack elk.
During my time in Yellowstone, I became friends with Doug Smith, Yellowstone's wolf project leader, and he would always tell me amazing tales about my boy. 495M was a remarkable wolf. At the time of his capture for collaring, he was the largest wolf ever recorded in Yellowstone, weighing in at 143 lbs.
The cougar (Puma concolor), also known as mountain lion, is the one of the largest cats in North America and a top predator native to Greater Yellowstone.