He sounds a bit like my brother, except that my brother has other axes to grind.
The Wiki entry brought back bad memories of the article I read 15 years ago.
Chris
> On 21 Jun 18, at 19:03, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> You may be thinking of Tim Treadwell. He and his girlfriend thought
>> they could turn Silverback Grizzlies in Katmai National Park in Alaska into
>> a petting zoo.
>
>
> There are few topics so polarizing in Alaska than discussing Tim
> Treadwell. I personally put him in the same category as Paul Walker.
> It's tragic that they were killed by their muse, however, up to that
> point, they managed to survive situations that should have been fatal
> before. Surviving situations that could have gone either way.
>
> Some think Treadwell was "The Bear Whisperer", but most think that he
> essentially became a typical off-gridder with a great hobby (film) and
> a keen interest in these specific bears. The Park Service really
> disliked the guy and he made sure he was a thorn in their flesh. Some
> say he was sloppy, others say he employed every proper technique in
> the book. I tend to think he was actually very particular and clean as
> he knew what the bears would do if I was doing stupid things like
> cooking or storing food in his tent.
>
> From what I gather in conversations up here, Treadwell was proof that
> ANYBODY can get attacked and that no matter how good you are, you are
> NOT the apex creature there. There was a trend towards sloppiness with
> bear interactions. This is especially true with people fishing with
> bears present.
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