LIVE Q&A: Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons

Join NATURE for a special LIVE post-premiere Q&A with the filmmakers and experts from Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons. NATURE executive producer Fred Kaufman will moderate a panel with producer Elizabeth Leiter, Guides of Jackson Hole's Trevor Bloom, and renowned 399 photographer Thomas Mangelsen.
The panel will film LIVE on KZbin on Wednesday, May 8 at 9 pm ET. Have a question for our panelists? Watch the episode with us on KZbin at 8 pm ET and join the chat!

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[@robertcutrupi9426]

Tom, thank you for being a voice for the Grizzly bear in the GYE.

[@lanajardine672]

Thank you so much for this beautiful film and for your photography. I love 399 and I always cry when I see her.

[@BonnieLong-ug1vn]

Thank you for this fabulous documentary, and Tom for your fabulous books and bringing 399 to my life.

[@KimberlyGreen]

I think Ms. Leiter and her team did an excellent job. Obviously the focus was on 399, but I think they gave balanced consideration to the various human perspectives too. So, thank you.

[@carolbrooke378]

Thank all of you for this important episode. I hope that this film will help people realize that we are the biggest enemy of wildlife. Also, I really appreciated Trevor and Tom's knowledge about offspring survival. If only about 1/2 of 399's offspring have survived, then that is only 1 per year in the last 15-18 years. Also, to make any decisions regarding delisting should be tabled until the effect of climate change on Grizzlies survival is understood. Nature on PBS is one of, if not the most important shows on PBS . You bring into our homes how truly wonderful wildlife of all kinds are. You educate us to their place and purpose in ecosystems. Tom 's statement about the wolves be dessimated when delisted makes a really valid point why government and states should not be the ones to make the decisions. It is the wildlife and ecosystem biologist and scientists that should make the decisions. Humans need to learn how to live on the earth without it being to the exclusion of and at the expense of nature and wildlife. I understand Ranchers point, however they chose to ranch there and it is up to them to figure out how to cut their losses, that doesn't include killing apex predators, such as bears, coyote, pumas, wolves. You cannot begrudge them for doing what is natural for them to do to survive. Some things are more important than Money. Most apex predators have very large ranges, they require a lot of space. When humans choose to encroach on that space,. it is them that needs to adjust and accommodate. Elizabeth - would like to share ideas about the urban wildlife interface issue. Again, so appreciate all of you for bringing these stories to us, it is the best of shows on Television. THANK YOU!!!

[@cammieg4381]

Oh my goodness Thank You Nature on PBS for the Grizzly 399 video AND this Live Q&A! My only regret is that I missed this live chat.

[@kellycano2273]

Thank you for all of the programs offered on Nature, of all that I've watched, this one was by far my favorite. Keep up the good work and save those bears!!!

[@bluelupin7955]

Thanks guys, for all you do--- it's an important time for our species to be looking out for the other species as we all navigate the changes and challenges happening in our shared world 🌎 You educate us, along with bringing us great joy!

[@martineinfrance]

She is incredible ❤fabulous iconic bear! To have reared 4 beautiful healthy cubs at her âge is just amazing.. I wish them all a very long life..

[@ginaflint509]

So happy 399 let her be a Bear PLZ

[@susan4yahshua]

I Wana follow the 399 bear after I saw the documentary so this is cool :). I signed up for that NL.

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Thank you!

[@inthehouse1960]

This was so cool. Thank you for doing the livestream! I was so upset this week seeing PBS investigated by a fascist congressional committee. They have painted a target on the back of our beloved PBS and if they have their way they will get rid of it. I am a paid contributor to PBS and I will fight to keep it. If you are defunded, because we know that's what the fascists want in their race to total oligarchical control of our country, I hope you will find a home here on KZbin. Now I have to turn off notifications because I'm sure I'll get some snarky replies to this comment. But I don't care. It has to be said. When PBS goes, so does our democracy. Great program by the way. You are all heroes. 🐻❤

[@coastskyadventures2752]

People need to slow down in these parks. Especially at night.

[@loriquick2027]

You are so right! it’s just ridiculous how fast people drive through there. There is no need for it.

[@mack7338]

With food shortages due to climate change why not supplement our bears to keep them healthy and safe. Food plots can help replace shortages . Some farmers are seeing bears feeding on crops. May help them not to roam. Thanks

[@kristinaketelsen5797]

Sorry I missed the live broadcast. I'm on the west coast. I wanted to say though that if the problem is bears habituating towards humans, why do the parks let people stop and view them? In my mind, Tom is part of the problem because he has always photographed them. He's one of the humans the bears are habituated towards. He could use his fame to discourage people from looking at bears. I also believe the park system could do more with aversion training to keep the bears away from people. To further extrapolate, I'm not really sure why this episode featured so much photography that all! It sends a conflicting message.

[@pleinaire8698]

Tom knows in his heart that he’s part of the problem!

[@rexochroy2]

Why are these wild animals so rare ?? Hmmm . Could it be because humans are involved in some way ?? Leave these poor animals alone. Have we done enough damage ,,,,,,,,,,, ?

[@inthehouse1960]

right? If they get delisted they will be hunted to extinction. And for what? So humans can feel like they rule over nature. And where will that get those humans...yep...extinction. I agree....and would add, leave these beautiful animals alone.

[@metalmamasue3680]

I don't want to live on a planet without all these beautiful animals. ❤ I love living in a rural area where I get to see wild animals all the time. I love the birds at my feeders and all the smaller critters too. I have coffee on my back porch as my chipmunks eat a few feet away. I had a tufted titmouse try to land on me last week 😂 twice. I see deer and sometimes a Mama with a fawn or 2 cross the back road at dusk to feed in the field aside of the road. We see wild turkeys, foxes, all sorts of amphibians, I even gave a baby snapping turtle a good head start when he showed up at my door lost a few years ago. My profile picture is of him. When he was big enough to fend for himself and not end up as lunch for another critter, I released him back into his wild home. We watched a gray fox hunting, from our own back porch last year around this time or early summer. I've seen red ones but that was my first gray fox I saw in the wild. I so enjoy it here and much prefer animals over many people. You couldn't pay me to live in a city, I would be miserable.