Article 1HVBR Only cub of beloved grizzly bear killed by a car in Wyoming

Only cub of beloved grizzly bear killed by a car in Wyoming

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Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisco
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The death of the young animal, known as 'Snowy' for its 'notably white face', comes at a fraught time for grizzly bears and their advocates

The sole cub of one of the US's most beloved grizzly bears was reportedly struck and killed by a car on Sunday evening in Grand Teton national park in Wyoming, prompting mourning among lovers of the mother animal known as 399.

Wyoming Wildlife Advocates announced the news in a Facebook post: "399's cub, known as Snowy or Spirit by the bear watchers of Grand Teton, was adored for its antics and notably white face and will be sorely missed."

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