Im sure the same is true of most animals hence remaining calm is probably a good idea. This is by far the best summary of the events, all of the others articles and videos are biased either in support or againts, but yours is impartial, you wrote this soo well it feels as if you're telling me this yourself in person, and i could tell that your reserch was extensive, You write so beautifully, i want to read a novel of yours, it could be about how cows are the true evil behind mcdonalds icecream machine not working and i would still EAT IT UP. In the mammal world. I haven't found anything online but just curious if anyone took a little trip out there to take pictures or video and see what's changed. Why anyone would want to listen to the tape of his being killed I will never understand. Sunday night, and not during the day while Tim was normally out filming and interacting with bears. Some have said that they've seen a good deal and couldn't help but notice that the late Mr. Treadwell's gals' presence on film is rather insignificant, leaving them to conclude that he was not so much interested in bears but instead himself (i.e., was all about him and not the bears).Next, re those coyotes following you, once had occasion to live on a farm/ranch with my one aunt/uncle/cousins. 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. Unless this is all the info you have of course. Tim Treadwell was an idiot and a mentally ill man child who as a grown man still felt the adolescent urge to defy authority. He specialties include biometry, ecology, ethology, anddynamics of wildlife populations. That speaks volumes yet give yourself some credit for a remarkable work. 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. Herzog, Werner. Minor fact but this attacked happened at 1:58PM Alaska Time.. Overcast due to the nasty weather. Im getting killed out here! (Tim was wearing a remote microphone on his coveralls). I believe that, had Tim not walked away from the tent and towards the bear, and had stayed with Amie, or had they both left the tent and backed away from the tent giving the bear room, that the bear would not have attacked and both Tim and Amie would be alive today. Franc. The problem I have with this is, the decomposing bear carcass I saw in the out-take showed no actual sign of being poached, it was just a dead bear. As for the recording, I believe its real. Votes: 8 14.8% Climb a Tree & Wait For Help! Egli Air (Helicopter) Haul. (Treadwell 2003), On Sunday October 5, 2003, sometime between 11:00 am and 12:00 pm, Tim and Amie make a satellite phone call to Jewel Palovak, program director of Grizzly People, and there was apparently no problem at that time. Cute doesn't mean that it won't cause you pain. Because he was not attacked says more for the bears than to Tims expertise in handling aggressive bears. A copy editor would have helped you clarify long run-on sentences and punctuation errors. No gun, I know, not permitted in national parks at the time. As soon as that bear started dragging him off as a food source. Hugo MD down there in 2017 comments area gets ONE star. And I feel there is not enough information to make any such diagnosis. His presence by virtue of deliberately placing himself in harm's way in fact caused the death of a bear that would not have otherwise happened. A harrowing In-depth account of events. Vermin. Find out: What Caused The Death Of David Salman? The events are truly shocking and serves as a reminder that wildlife needs to be respected and given its space from human interaction. Youre still able to be show honesty andempathy. My impression of Tim is that he himself was an impulsive adrenalin freak who was using his obsession with bears to make a profit himself. They are extremely dangerous, highly unpredictable and fatalities occur about once a year. I read that Bart II one of Seus's grizzly cubs as another movie trained male adult bearand one can say that luck was the reason Bart never harmed a soul but if it was, in fact, sheer luck as to why Bart never harmed a soul then why, too are Bart II and his sister still running the course of their now adult lives with the same statistics? I hope your nightmares calm over time. Or he could have done this out of fear, thus wanting to please her. Thanks for the informative article!That said, youve overlooked the possibility that Tim died because he was gay and that the bear was a homophobe. The bear-mauling deaths of Californians Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard -- widely believed to have happened in the dark of night along the Katmai coast in October -- actually appear to have occurred at midday, according to a new report from the National Park Service. Not only that, but it's a known fact that hunger will agitate any living species. The grizzly bear is thought to have killed Timothy, a documentary filmmaker, and environmentalist, along with his partner Amie. A scream. Had she helped Tim back to the tent after the bear had moved off after the initial attack, or had Tim and Amie brought a can of Bear Spray, as they had on earlier expeditions, would they be alive today? One scene that was not included in the movie was of Jewel Palovak and pilot Willy Fulton looking down on the decayed carcass of a young sub-adult bear. *Due to the graphic content of the video, you will have to sign-in to YouTube to verify your age before watching. 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. Unconventional? Katmai Park Ranger. I am impressed with this article. I like that the author is objective and unbias. Tim Treadwell was born in New York in 1957 as Timothy Dexter, the third of five children. the reason? Otherwise this would have sat in the archives gathering electronic dust. I hope that in publishing this story online, that this will prevent those authors from profiting from Tim and Amies death. He needed someone that cared enough to get him help. A former heroin addict, the 46-year-old found solace with the grizzlies - who he spoke to, played with. Treadwell is pictured here with Aimee Hugenard at Upper Kaflia Lake, less than 100 yards from where they would die a year later. Votes: 13 24.1% Throw Salt on the Boyfriend, Run Like Hell! Very sad ending to their lives. 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. No matter how many safety precautions you may have taken, or how prepared you might be. The way he curses society and material things makes one wonder malibu? With a previous girlfriend, Jewel Palovak, he wrote his 1997 book Among Grizzlies: Living With Wild Bears in Alaska. Together they began Grizzly People, a non-profit group devoted to educating people, especially children, about bears and as a way to fund his travels to Alaska. I read this whole thing. modesty and still achieve this modestly by plainly, just once under the title, state your name. Its a breathe of fresh air. Can that be found online? The bear hesitates for about 2 seconds before turning and walking back down the trail to the lake. Trying to get up close to grizzlies represents suicidal tendencies. The more we learn, the less we seem to know or understand. Individuals who have aggressively yelled at the bear, or thrown rocks or other objects to distract the bear, generally have then had time to move away to safety or, they drove the bear away with the first yell and aggressive action. I think he was only dumb af. But from what I observed, is that Tim had an addictive behavior. 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. Richard Anthony @ Great American Outdoors. To make this guy out to be a true conservationist is an insult to those knowledgeable rangers, hunters, sportsmen, etc that understand that these bears are wild animals that cannot be truly humanly domesticated and trusted as by there very nature have animal instincts that will ultimately prevail. Sadly, Ammie trusted and was with an idiot California nut that got what he deserved. I hope that you use it! 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, . What's just as interesting is what happened after he died. Autopsy images and audio of Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard. Tims friends claim that poaching goes on all the time and that Tim protected the bears while he was in Katmai, but if in fact there had been 6 bears poached after Tim was killed, I think we would have seen more conclusive evidence of this and probably the main reason why Werner did not include that particular scene in the movie. By far the best written article I have read in a long time. Calling himself a gentle warrior and baby talking to them. And he said he can f'ing survive the grizzly maze, but the rest of us couldn't. When you hear the bears roar they are clearly closer to the camera than the screaming indicating a poor audio dubbing As i was increasingly fooled by repeats of the footage, I started to renounce my skepticism a little by saying maybe a second bear was wandering close to the camera as the other bear ate him because there are somewhat more distant roars in the footage too. In the book, it was 1 oz. I bet he was deeply regretful, too, of not having at least some bear spray. Watching bears and wolves in the wilderness is addicting. As a new film. Director/Producer Grizzly Man Movie. 2004, On camera interview: Grizzly Man Movie. He mightve still alived had he stayed inside the tent when the bear was approaching, unfortunately his delusion cost the lives of 1 woman and 3 bears. I'm truly sick of hearing about fucktards like him being cited as "Brave" and "Magical" and all the other cockswallop bandied about . From what I could find out, the only possession of Tims returned to his parents was his teddy bear, which he carried with him his entire adult life, including all 13 summers to Alaska. I know this all too well! Wildlife filmmaker and outdoor guide. I also believe it was edited out of respect for Amy. Well written. (Ellis 2003, pg 3). There is an old Pioneer story about one of the original pioneering families on Afognak, (island next to Kodiak). No fancy slug, any 1 oz. Great article. It is possible that this incident would have occurred no matter what precautions Tim and Amie might have taken. After learning a little about Treadwell, I thought what one word best describes him. Seen a lot of Tim bashing here. This story just keeps evolving. Being trained as a physicians assistant, it is believed that Amie made her way to Tim, and from the sounds caught on tape, the bear returns and Amie is forced to back off. 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. 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. Extremely rare, but it has happened. Thank you! Do you know if there was a strap-on found in the tent supplies? Something seemed strange, hollering with no answer. Covid-19: The Greatest Crime In History Exposed! On another occasion he was ordered by park rangers to remove a prohibited portable generator. The older, larger bear that killed Tim and Amie had been ear tagged in 1990 after the Valdez-Alaska oil spill as part of a larger research project, and had the number 141 tattooed on the inside of its upper lip. The harder garbage is to dispose of, and in this case all garbage had to be flown out by plane, the easier and more available it is for bears in the area to get to. 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. This article has been tagged as NSFL due to its disturbing subject matter/audio. Tim then is clearly heard screaming that playing dead isnt working and begs her to hit the bear! ( Van Daele 2005, Fallico 2004), The sound of rain hitting the tent, along with wind muffle the sounds at this point. We might be a superior species but only because of our brain, not our braun. Thank you for not pursuing in publising the book, thats so human of you and tells more about what type of person you are. Ever think the money could go to conservation? Sadly, I don't think there was anything Tim or Amy could have done at this point. Katmai National Park Ranger. Evaluate 3 (5780 Ratings) Top rated: 3 . I would read a book by this author . And thank you article writer. Willy Fulton Amie Lynn Huguenard was Timothy Treadwell's constant companion on his final three trips to visit the grizzly bears in Alaska's Katmai National Park. But I'm not a fan of Treadwell. Each year, when Tim set camp within Katmai National Park, he voluntarily became a member of the food chain, and by not placing an electric fence around his camp (All bear researchers that camp in this area reportedly set up portable electric fences), by hiding his camp from park rangers in dense alder brush thickets, as well as refusing to carry bear spray (firearms are prohibited in National Parks) and by crawling and walking up close to large brown bears, often touching or attempting to touch adult bears and young cubs, showed a total disregard for his life, the life of his girlfriend Amie Huguenard, and the lives of each bear that he interacted with. 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. I feel as you do, he did much more damage than good for the bears he was studying. But it's still not enough to make a diagnosis without professional guidance. NATURE ?? Celebrity News Portal, Lifestyle, Biography. 1992, The Bears of Yellowstone. In the last paragraph of the "Discovery and Investigation" section, you mention that investigators performed a necropsy on the bear on Friday, October 8. An excellent, top-notch job, bravo & thank you! Animals are capable to express and behave as does any human in very similar ways. He was a Threat, he never made any physical Contact with them, thats call acceptance. Willy then lands again about 1 mile west of the camp on the western shore of the lake. Remember a cover is nice but a cover is not the book.. You did a well written report and most of us appreciate it. I am sorry a young woman and 2 bears died from his bad thought processing but please if he was molested as I am almost sure of; please have consideration of his mental stability. The audio was uncomfortable and wasnt intended for anyone to hear in public. I truly understand human fascination with wild life. According to his book Among Grizzlies, during this period he continued to indulge in alcohol and drugs and finally overdosed on heroin and cocaine in the late 1980s, and was rescued by a Vietnam vet named Terry, whom he had become close to. Amie leaves the tent (the sound of a zipper and the tent door being opened) and sees Tim on the ground struggling with his head in the bears mouth and yells for him to play dead!. Both Tim and Amies shoes were also found neatly still in place at the entrance to the main tent. A devastating and heartrending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzlies in Alaska. Votes: 6 11.1% Run Like Hell! 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. Tim leaves the tent and walks away from the tent and towards the bear. I found it very interesting and very well explained. Yup it was easy writing this knowing tim would want u to write what u feel. I struggle, though, to wonder how was "Bart, the stunt bear" raised and trained by Mr. Sues(sp) able to never injure anybody who came into his beautiful path and star along side of Hollywood's A listers and be literally a 1000 pound teddy bear in real life? His early attempts at camping were almost comical. For 13 summers Timothy Treadwell fled California for the wilds of Alaska, where he set his camp among some of the largest and most numerous brown bears left in North America. So dont get cocky & dont be naive & think that will never happen to me. I warned my neighbors of my own actions and now have a bear horn to warn those nearby. Ranger Ellis fires 11 times while rangers Gilliland and Dalrymple each fire 5 times, dropping the bear 12 feet away. The two were probably getting ready for other scenes when the unexpected incident occurred. I wish he took the rifle which was offered to him by the guy who dropped off supplies via sea plane. There are several ways to determine whether one of these recordings is real or not. Why weren't you there for him??? The photographs of Amie Huguenards and Timothy Treadwells autopsies were pretty graphic and have not been made public. At any rate, the attack was in progress when the camera was turned on. This event did raise my awareness about the dangers of people coexisting with bears and bear behavior. It's a really a shame. Was it mainly due to being orphaned so young? Bears in Katmai National Park typically begin to den sometime in October or November and go into hyperpagia in early September, as they try to gain as much weight as possible prior to denning by mass feeding. (Herrero 1985, Schullery 1992, et al). Or maybe, I was the food! Bears are beautiful wild animals. (Fulton 2003, 2004), Incident Diagram courtesy National Park Service (Body locations are noted by author). Admire from a safe distance and be respectful. Pretty sure that is more your hang up than his. He decides to hike up the path from the beach and through the thick alder brush towards the camp after he notices a little bit of movement. In front of this main tent was a large mound of mud, grass and sticks, five feet long, 4 foot wide, and 3 feet high. Meanwhile back in reality he was conditioning bears not to be afraid of humans in their area and in turn 4 deaths resulted. It saddens me he ran with such a foolish group of people that clearly didn't care on bit for him. Night encounters are much different than surprise encounters during the day and must be handled differently. If he wasnt born intellectually challenged, perhaps he was psychologically traumatized by events of his past. You need to read the recommendations for how to make your writing ADA compliant for readers with visual impairments.There seems to be some good information here, but with such a light print color, it is not accessible for millions of people with various visual impairments. Bears along the Alaskan coast are well-fed because of the areas salmon runs. You appreciate nature and love it while respecting the fact that animals will always be just that . Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard were the two jungle explorers who perished during the final search for their documentary. The one rule he should have broken but ironically never did was not to be armed. A total of 6 park violations or complaints from 1994 to 2003, including guiding tourists without a license, camping in the same area longer than the 5 day limit, improper food storage, wildlife harassment, use of a portable generator, and misc. 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