10. There are boundaries in the world of the bear, and in wilderness. Im not a Psychologist but on molestation I could be. inclined to believe that the first bear killed by the Park Service, When I found out about this case I was wondering if there will be someday a truth - revealing moment in this case. After about 10 seconds the bear dies and Willy Fulton then reportedly says I want to look that bear in the eyes and states that he is sure that this was the bear that chased him back to his plane earlier. The author states "bear #141 was a bear that Tim had named Ollie, the big old grumpy bear, and this is the bear identified by Hertzog in Grizzley Man as the bear that probably killed Tim and Amie. someone interfering with his feeding and promptly snap when 1998, Mark of the Grizzly: Falcon Press.249pp. Only Tim, and of course Amie for trusting Tim, but then who can really say? How many times have each of seen a dog take the food and go away a short distance, where it feels safer? Maybe we should be focusing more on trying to unravel the mysteries of what psychological damage happened to Timothy earlier in his life to make him react by living with and baby-talking to 1000 grizzly bears? The plain truth is he was the Village Idiot, left without adult supervision, with predictable results. further seemed odd to a public trained to think of grizzlies as (Fulton 2004, Ellis 2003, pg 5), Meanwhile, searchers excavating the bears cache back in camp discover Amie Huguenard, whos arm and fingers had been exposed to the daylight when investigators first entered the camp. Others will find it interesting, informative and hopefully educational. Willy Fulton drops the pair off on Sept. 29, 2003. Ranger Gilliland fires a warning shot into the air, however the bear did not react. 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. Yes the death was gruesome but not out of the ordinary gor the wild. Grizzly bears usually enter camping areas at a walk and at night. I mean thats a real jem guess i broke the rules guy but im alive and kicking. It was said of her that she had an innocent naivity, which in itself is a lovely character trait around people, but bears do not care about personality - the fact that he took incredibly dangerous risks like throwing away his bear spray is fine, if he wants to die at the hands of a bear - which he accurately predicted plenty of times. Or he could have done this out of fear, thus wanting to please her. Some readers may find the following information and examination disturbing. Many teens and adults do this to try to escape the pain. He made it out here a long time before they (the bears) got him. The Pioneer awoke in the middle of the night to his horses screaming in the barn. On September 29, 2003, Tim and Amie once again are transported to Kaflia Lake by Willy Fulton, the couple wanted one more chance to be with the bears before winter set in. (National Park Service 2003) The same bears he claimed to protect. Bear 141 was euthanized after the attack along with another nearby bear, and the evidence of human remains inside Bear 141's stomach seemed to confirm that it was responsible for the death of Treadwell and Huguenard. Amie and Tim were in the tent on Sunday night chatting about that days filming and returning to the world. Whatever is easy to get to while expending the least amount of energy. 260pp. This was excellent. Was it mainly due to being orphaned so young? You also have quite a few sources, but what I'm really interested in is the incident report by Joel Ellis. Calling himself a gentle warrior and baby talking to them. Amie turns the camera on and asks if the bear is still out there. I do remember one time in late fall, my uncle taking the trash cans out to the road in the back of the truck armed with a shotgun as the bears had a food shortage and would attack trash cans. The young gets to the age where, they will Challenge the older, leaders for Authority if he beaten he kick out the Clan. In the years since their fate came to light, much of the conversation around them has ignored Huguenard, but hers is a tragic cautionary tale and one of promise cut short. Certainly a horrible way of dying, Amy was brave no doubt about it. (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. I wonder, is it possible that Amie wasn't killed by the bear? I appreciate and agree with your well thought out opinions. Katmai National Park Ranger. Night encounters are much different than surprise encounters during the day and must be handled differently. Extremely well written and thought article. a 1" projectile traveling at least 1.560 feet per second would down a T-Rex at close range! I can't speak for Amie other then her utterly heroic feat, I mean fuck, Leonidas would have shed a tear. Sorry Jewel Palovak, but tis seems more like censorship than respect.. I watched him sitting on the beach In movies, bear noises are dubbed in electronically.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'yellowstone_bearman_com-netboard-1','ezslot_19',133,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-yellowstone_bearman_com-netboard-1-0'); DeVoto, Bernard. This is the best article I have found on the tragedy of Treadwell and his girlfriend. And don't understand, at all, the play dead, since if unable to discern female or male, and even if they could, these were brown and not black bears, so any cubs won't be safe up in the tree, meaning mom is going to eliminate any perceived threat by finishing you off, and then back to her cubs (brown bear likely leaves back to her cubs as soon as no perceived threat, so with mom black bear, by all means, play dead if you can't slowly back away.Next, you are rather likely right in the one respect. It might have been Treadwell's child like behaviour and outlook that allowed him to be accepted within the wild as opposed to most humans looking at animals as food or another low life form. As I reported above in my investigation the bear is nearly silent. A scream. In the movie "Grizzly Man", I think it is rude and disrespectful when the man (I think a pilot if some sort, but not Willy) who says, "He (Treadwell) got what he deserved." I've read just about everything about this incident and it really just sums up to a delusional man with "no family", claiming to protect bears, gets himself killed and his gf and two bears because he doesn't understand nor respects wild life. What I don't understand about this article is why would anyone be mystified with this tragedy. I think this would clear a lot of his mental instability. decisions you make will determine the safety of bear I feel so sorry for both of them. in the sound being recorded. Anything that made it past that wild hell would have to have been incredibly tough.We lived through those times and it probably explains why we humans are as violent as we are. a smaller, younger bear, possibly new to the area. If tim loved nature so much why did he not live in alaska year round?seems like he needed society needs like the rest of us. Just like any of us camping in a hostile environment. He did what he believe. It is sad two of thewonderful, powerful, primitive, wild and majestic beastshad to die because of silly California Tourists who like tomake videos. In his 1997 book Among Grizzlies, he labeled this part of Katmai National Park the "Grizzly Maze" because in order to access it, campers had to traverse the intersecting grizzly trails pounded out in the thick alder brush surrounding the bay. on 5th October. animals are not always as fierce as generally thought. Do you know if there was a strap-on found in the tent supplies? As soon as that bear started dragging him off as a food source. I agree that after his death he is to blame for the two subsequent bear's deaths but it seems that something is going on here that raises questions. A second adolescent bear was killed a short time later after it charged the park rangers. How can others properly cite your article and moreso, with it basically being as close to anonymous as any, how can we use your powerful undying words and say they are from an expert? But we've experienced a slow process of domestication via civilization, something that animals like bears and big cats have not. The gruesome attacks, chronicled in the 1969 book Night of the Grizzlies by Jack Olsen, led to widespread policy changes at U.S. national parks to prevent the feeding of animals, remove trash and . Both Tim and Amies shoes were also found neatly still in place at the entrance to the main tent. The black bear is the only native bear in North America (ursus americanus). A horrible fate for a young one filled with so much potential; Tyke didn't take to the strange new role. Soon after he arrived, he began working in restaurants while attending college on a swimming scholarship. Just the meanest looking thing. Ive camped many nights in bear country and I never carried bear spray. LOVE ?? Read at your own discretion. They were 2 activist and bear conservationist who were camping in Alaska's Katmai National . The body on which the bear had been feeding was that of Amie Huguenard. Only a damned fool faces man eaters unarmed and the park service is crazy to ask anyone to do so, the bears be damned. That makes him about the stupidest man I've ever heard of. Ranger Ellis then states that he perceived that the bear was well aware of their presence and was stalking them. He was incredibly lucky for 13 years and his luck ran out due to his reckless behavior. the weather conditions, which were very poor at the time, with a lot Not surprising the fox followed his every step. The world needs to quit studying gas bubbles in Antarctic ice and redirect those funds to lead a manmade effort that involves transporting protein from beef or pork to the Arctic homes of the majestic polar bears. Habituation to humans results in loss of fear. Tim was delusional. Apparently either Tim had asked Amie to turn the camera on, or Amie just turned it on out of reflex. More on this below too) (Readers Digest 2005). Lastly some may say whats up with me? When he is about 3/4 way up the hill he senses that something just didnt feel right. 217pp. Born in Mozambique, Tyke didn't run away to join the circus out of teen angst. At the very least we can learn from someone elses mistakes.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[320,50],'yellowstone_bearman_com-box-3','ezslot_12',110,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-yellowstone_bearman_com-box-3-0'); Night Of The Grizzly chronicles the last remaining moments of Tim Treadwells and Amie Huguenards lives, the discovery and investigation revolving around their deaths and what led up to their tragic end. The Sankebetsu Brown Bear Incident, Japan, Seven fatal attacks. It's almost more a a tale of how someone can be so beaten and bruised in life that they have to push all the painful and human choices they have made away. i first came across the audio recording on youtube, questioning its authenticity i decided to google what happened. Same farm/ranch, and eldest cousin went out on horseback alone. I think Timothy did some positive things for the wildlife, especially the bears by traveling around and speaking to schoolkids about them and speaking about them in a positive way albeit not 100% accurate but generalnly in a good way.I too think that many of the bears in his videos were extremely close to attacking him and I find it odd he didn't pick up on this while editting his videos at the very least. For 13 years, Timothy Treadwell camped in several Alaskan parks but Katmai National Park was a favorite, crawling and walking up close to bears and filming them. Ignoring and shunning the more aggressive and confrontational side of humanity and falling back on a kind of Disney perception of right and wrong. Trying to get up close to grizzlies represents suicidal tendencies. Hysterical and paralyzed with fear, standing just outside of the tent until the bear returned and attacked her. Warranty Terms and Conditions. One guess, after another, and it goes on and on and on. This article has brought reality close to home, and I am grateful for it. When a bear comes into a camp, especially at night, we know that this is not a typical bear encounter but a bear that has possibly been conditioned to humans and human food, trash, or an older bear no longer able to feed on natural foods as efficiently, and we know that bears sometimes came into Tims camp at night during previous summer excursions. Grizzly Man is a 2005 American documentary film by German director Werner Herzog and featuring a musical score from Richard Thompson.. Excellent research and writing conducted ethically with hardened integrity. I will say that my son was molested and told us near his 13th birthday. Deb Liggett, superintendent of Katmai National Park became sufficiently concerned about Treadwell that she met him for coffee in Anchorage several years prior to his death. There are two sounds that have not been published that are unmistakeable and have been missing in each fake tape that I have heard. Makes no sense.You might want to fix that.Write the book. 2003 AP Wire Interview. I'm not a clinical psychologist, but I've had my fair share of experience, the dude was screwed up, 1 3 minute clip of the movie can tell you a lot about how messed up this guy was, he claimed he protected the bears? Werner Herzog plays a more obtrusive role in this film than most documentarists would -- narrating and setting certain events in motion -- but he did not in fact create Timothy Treadwell, the ironically named crackpot who lived among bears in the Alaskan wilderness, eventually losing his . I think the article is good enough to be in libraries but without an author, sadly, it likely won't be taken as seriously as it should have. Nine out of ten children who are molested never speak of the horrors they lived through. The bear hesitates for about 2 seconds before turning and walking back down the trail to the lake. They should of enforced the regulations better and not allow someone as reckless as Tim back in the park. By whom, I could never guess. senses to make choices that are best for them. long while and was not responsible for the attack. The article needed a copy editor, but was otherwise superb. Bears use their instinct, learning, and keen I thought borderline schizophrenia and a narcissistic disorder. No aggression Amazing article. The stuff horror movies are made of. Treadwell was a diving champion in high school and had also received a swimming scholarship for college education. 318pp. I told him that if we had any more violations from him we would petition the U.S. magistrate to ban him from the park,. As someone who hunts bear, the details of this story are beyond chilling. If he wasnt born intellectually challenged, perhaps he was psychologically traumatized by events of his past. Why weren't you there for him??? Sometimes you get the bear, and sometimes the bear gets you. I bet he was deeply regretful, too, of not having at least some bear spray. As they approach the area, ranger pilot Gilliland spots a large adult bear near the top of the hill where the campsite is supposedly located. (Fulton 2004), Likewise, after reviewing the video tape made by Tim 10 days before he was killed, it is now believed that bear #141 was a bear that Tim had named Ollie, the big old grumpy bear. For an almost forgot, don't know how much is born with versus the TV and film, but slap the child's hand when he or she reaches out to touch someone's dog. Thank you, regardless. Our of Timothy Treadwell, Part 2 - My 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. 2004, On camera interview: Grizzly Man Movie. (Liggett 2003) if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'yellowstone_bearman_com-banner-1','ezslot_13',114,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-yellowstone_bearman_com-banner-1-0'); Amie Huguenard apparently did not share the same concern. Living by eating our garbage, with the occasional attempt at a child thrown in. The only difference between Tim and I is, Tim felt that the fox were kindred spirits, whereas I knew that the coyotes were looking at me as they would any other large carnivore in the wild, and that hopefully I would lead them to food much as a bear or wolf would do. No matter how many safety precautions you may have taken, or how prepared you might be. Jewel Palovak also states in her interview, that Tim was working with the park service, providing them with information on boat traffic, weather and other data collected. I also believe it was edited out of respect for Amy. (Fallico 2004), It is believed that at this point in the attack, the bear let go of Tims head which the bear had in its mouth, and grabbed him somewhere in the upper leg area. I never saw the movie, nor will I. Maybe. We all hope when our time comes that it will be peaceful. because he had been given food rewards from humans on multiple occasions. At times it was easy to convince her of things that were not entirely true, Stephen Bunch, one of Amies old boyfriends, wrote after her death. There are no highways or skyscrapers in the world of the bear- but there are boundaries. That must have hurt his family something awful. Phone 1-907-235-8337 katmaicoastalbears@gmail.com, Site created & maintained by Net Alaska Web Services Homer, Alaska If Amie had remained quiet, I doubt that the bear would have returned to her, which would have given her enough time to back away and get to the beach, where she could have hidden until the next day when Willy Fulton was expected to arrive, but when faced with the horrors she had just witnessed, who can blame her for losing her mind and screaming. That speaks volumes yet give yourself some credit for a remarkable work. One late afternoon, after bringing them in, was discovered that the one rather young lamb had a piece of its neck missing owing to coyote attack. His right arm and hand laying nearby with his wrist watch still attached. I watched the docu and it was very engrossing. It could be as simple as; Being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Its a shame however, that Amy died in the process too. choices must be the best for them too. There is an old Pioneer story about one of the original pioneering families on Afognak, (island next to Kodiak). I have heard it and no it is not real but a fake or spoof. Aimee wasnt afraid the best i can tell in the one shot she appears in i think two things she was obviously trying to stay out of tims shot and was trying not to look the bear in the eyes she was hiding her face from the bear i see aimee trying to bond and gain acceptance from tim im that shot. shotgun slugs that killed the bear. The coastal version referred to in Alaska as brown bears (ursus arctos), most of whom would weigh in excess of 1000 pounds. Thank you. Out of all the things this man obviously suffered from, like a full blown bipolar manic psychosis, you go to struggling with closet homosexuality?
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