World famous Grizzly 399 attempts to raise four cubs, making choices amidst a warming climate, human encroachment and di | dG1fRDlSbWI5YkVVSzA
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00:00Local celebrity bear 399 emerged this week.
00:05Grizzly 399 and her four cubs were spotted at Grand Teton National Park.
00:10She's so famous that her number has sort of become her name.
00:16By default, I'm her documentarian.
00:19There they are, right there, right there, right there.
00:21Some people would call it an obsession. I can't deny that.
00:25She's coming, she's coming.
00:27That's why you don't get up.
00:31She's become an ambassador for grizzly bears.
00:39They trapped three of the cubs.
00:42She charged right at me, bit me in the back.
00:45I was resigned. I just thought that was it.
00:48She's going through neighborhoods.
00:50That's 399.
00:51These bears are getting pushed into more human conflicts
00:56because their natural food sources are being hit hard by climate change.
01:00And there's more and more people encroaching on these wild spaces.
01:04And that is not the bear's fault.
01:11This is everybody's yard. It's public land.
01:14It ought to be managed properly.
01:16They're protected under the Endangered Species Act.
01:19The majority of Wyoming say now there's enough of them.
01:23If they get delisted, they're going to get hunted.
01:28If there was a hunting season,
01:30it would actually be some of these roadside bears that would be the first to go.
01:35I just didn't realize that I would fall in love with these bears.
01:41Oh, my God. Baby.
01:43And they didn't let her be a wild bear.
01:45And, you know, those things come back to haunt wildlife most of the time.
01:51I just hope that we can keep her going.
01:55I just hope that we can keep her going.
01:58I just hope that we can keep her going.
02:01And keep her out of trouble.
02:05She's just one damn special bear.