Can better signs save bears?
In this undated photo provided by Grand Teton National Park a grizzly bear known as No. 399 stands alongside a cub. (C. Adams/Grand Teton National Park via AP)
Jeremy Shellhorn, Miranda Foster and Pam Murcia install an innovative sign to deter speeding through a grizzly bear corridor in Grand Teton National Park. (UM News Service photo)
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK – The famous Grizzly 399, also known as the “Queen of the Tetons,” was killed last fall in a vehicle collision outside Grand Teton National Park. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, she was the latest of 51 grizzly bears killed by vehicles in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem since 2009.
In response, researchers at the University of Montana are employing novel methods to study how signage in the park and wider areas can influence driver behavior and reduce these mortalities.
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