This guy just annoys me. I just wanted to say that you did an amazing job. Tim would honestly die if it meant these animals could live, Huguenard wrote. People do stupid things for fame, money, and greed. I truly believe if there were more Treadwells this world would have been a better place for humans and animals. At the end of the movie, the Discovery Channel had a special interview with his friends, as well as additional out-takes of the movie. What's also interesting is his relationship with his parents. (Tim Treadwell)if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'yellowstone_bearman_com-mobile-leaderboard-2','ezslot_16',130,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-yellowstone_bearman_com-mobile-leaderboard-2-0'); The true hero of this sad tale is of course Amie Huguenard, the one person in this saga that we know so little about. Grizzly Bears, like most animals, act instinctively. One guess, after another, and it goes on and on and on. was needed. One who spends so much time each year around grizzly bears, but is also the thought that keeps me in check. This article has brought reality close to home, and I am grateful for it. Tim and AmieLast Expedition Willy Fulton 2003. usually be chased away, but this becomes harder once the bear has But I don't really think so, I think he was just the Average, Common Ass, Garden Variety Insanely ARROGANT, Narcissistic Human Privileged American- Dangerously Clueless, all the while THINKING He actually has a Clue, when everyone around him KNOWS he Truly does not know the difference between Shit and Shine-ola. That also weakens the piece just a bit (I am reluctant to say) but it's the truth. Because he was not attacked says more for the bears than to Tims expertise in handling aggressive bears. After learning a little about Treadwell, I thought what one word best describes him. Unless this is all the info you have of course. 2006, Discovery Channel Special, on camera interview. When I encounter a bear I instantly & CALMLY get a weapon ready & look for the safest route away from the bear as Im evaluating the bears behaviour. It saddens me he ran with such a foolish group of people that clearly didn't care on bit for him. Had rounded a corner, surprised a rattler, rattles, scares horse, rears, she is thrown off back, concussion and also temporary blindness for about six days. Money doesnt have to go in your bank account mr. author. (Im not convinced of this. This could have very well been me. A study at Yosemite showed that a black bear can This bear was intermittently visible as it moved through the brush and tall grass. In video footage recovered from the camp, there was at least some video taken days or hours earlier, showing Amie sitting on the ground as a large bear sits behind her within 10 feet. Im an engineer & pilot in the energy sector. I was in alaska same time he was people in town asked me if i came here to pull a treadwell so he was definately known. So, the challenge for the coastal grizzlies isnt dealing with people its competing for food. Hello !I looked into a doku about a photographer from Switzerland, which has been spending a lot of time in Alasca, filming bears in this doku i heard about Tim and Amie and afterwards i wanted to know more i am thankful for your words and that you gave Amie "a place" in this story its tragic, i think she knew what was going on but we all know, what love has to do with it he has had no fear that is important to understand this ending of 2 lifes very sad and brutal but he was the only one to make choices, after regarding that special bear i am very sad about the death of Tim and Amie but i am thankful, you brought YOUR thoughts into the internet, so i can try do understand, what has happened ! There have been only a handful of fatal wolf attacks in the last 100 years in all of North America, and most of these involved rabid animals. of Timothy Treadwell, Part 2 - My (Ellis 2003, pg 5). Good writing of the events, if Tim would of keep a 44mag for just this kind of event he and his friend would still be here, not having a backup plan was his down fall, hope is not a plan. 1953, The Journals of Lewis and Clark: Mariner books. Hopefully this will serve as reminder to others that want to do this kind of work to listen to those who have been around such creatures and to use precaution when in their presence. He was the third of his five siblings. No doubt he was bullied. this website was the first result so i clicked it, read it & im glad i did. 1997, Among Grizzlies: Living With Wild Bears in Alaska. videotapes have been used to portray Timothy as reckless. 1st Off- Kudos to whomever wrote this- you did a truly bang up job of being objectively critical of a difficult story because of all the publicity already surrounding it. (DeVoto) All grizzly bears are actually brown bears, having originated in Eastern Siberia the Russian brown bear. But to think this mania he is in isn't the 100% cause of his behavior is troubling. Grizzly Man is a documentary film, by Werner Herzog, which documents the life and death of Timothy Treadwell an environmentalist who dedicated thirteen years to protecting bears and wildlife . Having the presence of mind to turn a camera on with a bear just outside of a thin tent wall could only come from repetition, from someone who had done it many times. Just like any of us camping in a hostile environment. Son u obviously ain't never been to Alaska cause your dead wrong dead dead dead wrong u can carry a gun. Hi Mr. Sanders,Thank you for the thorough research and analysis. Yes they're actually a lot like people. Fish and Wildlife agents. Than You!! Knowing this, I think Amie was #1: Reluctant to leave the tent and approach and attack the bear that was on Tim right from the start of the attack and #2: Not knowledgeable enough about bears herself to know that this was not a typical bear encounter, and that once she was able to push the bear away and had moved over to Tim, that she needed to fight back aggressively to keep the bear from returning, and once the bear tested her and she ran or moved away from Tim, that this triggered a predatory instinct in the bear to protect its kill, and dragged Tim away to a safer location. on 5th October. Alaska is tough living bears are tough tim wasnt needing the comforts of malibu. I have done a lot of research on the topic and this is the best work. I read this whole thing. This is the tragic tale of Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard. That makes him about the stupidest man I've ever heard of. After reading your excelent article which I stumbled across by chance and then looked up the Documentary my opinion is that by staying later than ussual in the year, most of the healthier well fed bears that were used to Tims pressence went into hibernation thus leaving their territory free for wilder more agresive less well fed bears who were desperate to put on weight to go into hibernation, these bears would not hessitate to kill and feed at the first oportunity they would have encontered.Another consideration I have is had Amie stood her ground after she initially startled the bear maybe Tim would not have been draged away as it basicaly became a fight over prey, . Duh. Ive camped many nights in bear country and I never carried bear spray. 2003, Scene Investigatorif(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'yellowstone_bearman_com-netboard-2','ezslot_20',134,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-yellowstone_bearman_com-netboard-2-0'); We thank our friends at GPSTS.org for supporting us. Also love the light touches of humor here & there, "at a good clip", haha!, also NOT romanticizing this poor deluded child-man, who simply exchanged one addiction for another and really did far more harm than any good, & had clearly degenerated at the end, basically guaranteeing his horrid death (and poor Aimee's). Sadly his actions caused his death and Amie his girlfriend. What he saw instead was a flattened tent and a pretty nasty looking bear hunched over a body. We can only speculate. He's a great lost. No aggression ~ A True Story Of Love And Death In The Wilderness ~. to the camp with the camera still on standby and the attack happened Again, it would have to take in-depth research to reveal exactly what his mental health issue was. But let's face it, no one deserves the kind of tormented life or death Timothy endured. Lotta speculation in this article. Anyways thank you to the writer for not being like everyone else . We learned to live with the bears and respect their presence and we never had any serious issues. (Gaede 2005), Tim At The Grizzly Maze Lions Gate Films 2004. I will never consider a competing predator at the top of the food chain my friend and I will defend my place at the very top of the food chain instantly and with deadly force. RIP Timothy and Amie. More or less. Needless to say they were pretty upset with me. I found this name early with a small description of what happened while watching some videosabout into the wild, I decided to look further into it. My very own silence of the lamb(s) well before the film. But after several trips to Yellowstone and watching how stupid tourists are around the bison, trying to pet them, climb on them or place their children on them, one has to wonder. But I can say without a doubt I share Tims passion for wildlife, outdoors & Conservation. Bear spray is allowed, however Tim had quit carrying bear spray for protection several summers prior to his death. 1. Director/Producer Grizzly Man Movie. This was a good read. Shouldn't have to work that way. There is now a second fake version posted on UTube. This type of aggressive behavior is a kind of Whos to blame? Nothing qualifies me to write about Timothy Treadwell I am not People who have no idea what life or death means truly will say 6 mins isnt that long. The salmon run was at its end, and the river that flowed through the grizzly maze contained the last remaining salmon of the year. I suppose that is my payment for knowing too much information, and being able to fill in the blanks. I hope Jewel Palovak as well as other family and friends of Tim and Amie can somehow find peace in their lives. I dont agree with everything said in this article but I appreciate & respect the time you put into it & that youre a true wildlife person. A truly BRAVE Man is one who faces Danger that MUST be Faced, and does so with Courage, overcoming his natural Fear, to do a job that must be done. video-clip and the time of the attack. Without discussion. Dont mess with bears. At the time of necropsy, 3 days after Tim and Amie were killed, bear #141 was reported to be a scrawny, but healthy 1000 pound 28-year-old male that was probably looking to fatten up for winter, with broken canine teeth, and others worn down to the gums. camping with the bears along the Katmai coast every summer, from his Tim exposed the bears appearing on tv may have even given hunters all over america the idea to hunt the 160 bears the PS allows to be killed in katmi and kodiak. However this article and the way it was written with such authenticity but not being dull and just plain information was very captivating and so easy to read. Buuutthis is America, no bear spray, no heavy tools, nothing. 504pp. I dont believe this for a minute. 2003, AP Wire Interview. I'm not trying to put you down. Cheers to your kind heart! 1992, The Bears of Yellowstone. According to his book, Among Grizzlies: Living with Wild Bears in Alaska, his mission to protect bears began in the late 1980s after surviving a heroin overdose. Had a sheep herd. But it's still not enough to make a diagnosis without professional guidance. Order toll free: 800.884.5500. The bear hesitates for about 2 seconds before turning and walking back down the trail to the lake. However, had we met, Tim and I would have no doubt had some heated discussions about how I thought he was doing more harm than good with his behavior in Alaska. This latter scenario can not be confirmed because thankfully for us the video tape ran out before it occurred.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'yellowstone_bearman_com-mobile-leaderboard-1','ezslot_15',123,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-yellowstone_bearman_com-mobile-leaderboard-1-0'); This incident occurred due to An unconventional person with unconventional behavior toward bears, camped in the middle of a very dangerous situation.. Meanwhile back in reality he was conditioning bears not to be afraid of humans in their area and in turn 4 deaths resulted. Only low growls and periodic grunts are heard which only adds to the horror of the scene. Gaede, Marc. (Van Daele 2004). I doubt he would have wanted to see a bear killed but his actions alone created that chaos. There are several books that have already been published, much too early in my opinion, and before most of the information I have been able to uncover has been released, all with their own theories and speculation. In the 85 year history of the park no visitor had been killed by a grizzly. Bears are more reluctant to attack multiple people than they are one lone individual. Please reach out for mental help. Herzog, Werner. I will have to find a way to follow your other writings as Im sure they are just as exciting and well written. An on-site necropsy of Bear 141 revealed human body parts such as fingers and limbs. I learn that. The black bear is the only native bear in North America (ursus americanus). Im sure the same is true of most animals hence remaining calm is probably a good idea. Grizzly bears are wild animals and should always be treated as such, wild and unpredictable. Van Daele, Larry. I slowly raised up and looked around, only to discover that a family of 6 coyotes had moved in behind me, the adult alphas sitting within feet of me while the pups played nearby. Relationship with Timothy Treadwell 2003, Treadwell Incident Review Board Member. Many teens and adults do this to try to escape the pain. Willy then lands again about 1 mile west of the camp on the western shore of the lake. Excellent research and writing conducted ethically with hardened integrity. Tim knew he was going to die at this point and wanted to save Amie from the same fate. After all, he camped on established bear trails, or near intersecting bear trails, and had contact with the same bears every year and felt he knew each one personally. 25 years doing much the same thing Timothy did until a bear killed Ranger Gilliland states that he was standing at the top of the knoll about 10 feet from the mound containing Amie, looking around when he spots a large bear about 15 feet away walking up the same trail they had just hiked up, and the same trail that rangers Ellis and Dalrymple had just walked down.
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