Timothy Treadwell author

A Montana author wrote a book about Timothy Treadwell--a man so crazy about Alaska grizzly bears that he lived among them for 13 summers. It was a fatal obsession that led to his death. Mark Holyoak reports. (originally aired November 2005) (video courtesy Timothy Treadwell, NBC, ABC, World Wide Pants & Warner Brothers)

[@davidengland8799]

It was always just a matter of time. 13 years is a remarkable run of luck.

[@mustafajuventino9964]

Lmao exactly

[@Lazyguy2112]

Despite what you or I think about the guy, I will always enjoy his footage of the wild life that he captured.

[@mustafajuventino9964]

@@Lazyguy2112 we all enjoyed it but it doesn't mean the guys wasn't nuts

[@mustafajuventino9964]

@@Lazyguy2112 the guy*

[@Lazyguy2112]

@@mustafajuventino9964 agreed, dude was living on the edge to the fullest.

[@alexvon8611]

Sadly we need stories such as this to keep people grounded in reality.

[@MarkMphonoman]

The airplane pilot’s gut instinct about that “sneaky bear” probably saved his life.

[@saund102]

I spent a summer in Alaska and I've always had good instincts but . . . almost hiked right over a sleeping brown bear. My friends saved my azz. For the pilot it was just too quiet . . . something raised the hairs on the back of that guy's neck.

[@altarush]

Good thing, he notice it. Maybe nature was warning him.

[@birdlynn417]

Yep, he kept his instincts intact.

[@shawni321]

He is a man who knows something about nature.

[@sickowhale6861]

@@altarush It's God who saved him. Not the nature

[@califtom]

This is what an Alaskan biologist had to say about Tim Treadwell back in 2009: "As a biologist currently involved with a study of the damage that Timothy Treadwell did to the Brown Bear population that he interacted with I have to agree with the general sentiment on this page that Treadwell was anything but a friend and guardian to these bear. Since his 2003 death, 7 of 12 bear that he interacted with, who were being monitored by a legitimate scientific study, have died. 2 winter starved the winter of 2004, having become so dependent on Treadwell for help gathering the required sustenance they needed they went into hibernation ill prepared and died in their dens. 3, including the bear the Treadwell referred to as "Mr. Chocolate" had to be put down by park rangers, a danger to themselves and visitors thanks to Treadwell removing their natural fear of man. 2 were killed by hunters having wandered outside of the sanctuary, in both cases the hunters reported that the bear walked right up to them. That is over half of monitored bear known to have interacted with Treadwell dead. What is the legacy of "his" bear that weren't being monitored? Treadwell, and other ecoterrorists like him, are ill informed individuals who make stupid choices, and individuals who make stupid choices are dangerous, to themselves and others."

[@randymiller4978]

At the very least, he got himself and that woman killed along with the bears that got shot when the rescue plain arrived. It could had happened at any moment. He accomplished exact opposite of his so called intent. I dont know if you can really do that by accident.

[@randymiller4978]

@@Ryan-kj1nw we gotta just start calling it by what it really is... they are the idiots.

[@Justanotherhuman2]

@@Ryan-kj1nw Timothy was apolitical. Good try. Cons would've just killed them for their fur and trophy heads anyway. Good try, moron.

[@bigverybadtom]

@@Justanotherhuman2 That may be, but the point was the liberals are known for having good intentions but doing the wrong things. And Treadwell claimed, and probably believed in his own mind, that he was doing good for the bears he was with, but in reality he did them more harm than good. You've heard what the road to hell is paved with I'm sure...

[@nigralurker]

@@Ryan-kj1nw I am a conservative who voted for Trump, but this isn't about politics. This is about a man who was clearly out of his mind and absolutely mentally ill.

[@spookshow6999]

Sends chills up my spine when he’s talking about the rib cage.

[@sharonmarr]

⁰

[@dumbbo1]

MAD Magazine’s Sergio Aragones once drew a strip where a man was introduced to bears as a baby in his crib, with bear toys, a teddy bear, bear t-shirt, etc. As an adult he wrote about bears. A friend suggested they go hiking one day. They do, and of course he spots a bear and runs to it with his arms open for a big, loving bear hug. Last panel shows his gravestone, where someone left a teddy bear.

[@Unvaccinated69]

@dumbbo1 bullshit, everyone had teddy bears and watched winnie the pooh as a kid. If you live to be an adult you would need to be mentally handicapped to think you could run up to a bear and hug it.

[@Dreamskater100]

I imagined a comic trip as I read that. @@dumbbo1

[@gruzac6935]

“They need the care.” No, no they do not. They are wild animals. What they don’t need is a lunatic singing to them, and thinking he’s one of them. Leave wild animals alone.

[@icannotpretend5834]

Right. Why did noone ask..."what care exactly do they NEED from you??" "What exactly are you doing that they need?"

[@Alderon2007]

He's dead fellas. He's not caring for anything now. Just saying .

[@frogglen6350]

Plus, bears cannibalize their own species. Horny bears kill Cubs to fuck females. Desperate bears who.are starving eat weaker bears. I don't think Tim would have liked that.

[@pogo9876]

@@icannotpretend5834 They did ask. This clip only touched on this topic. He said in every interview, "I'm protecting them from poachers". I've seen alot of T. Treadwell interviews. That was always his big thing. Poachers. I also remember very few people challenging that, at the time. But, if you really dig into it--do research and look at the statistics, the poachers were few. If really any. Truthfully, he did what he did for himself. Yes. He did love those bears. But he did what he did for himself, first and foremost. I mean really, what would he have done if he did come across a poacher? Sing to them? They'd kill him too. Watching Treadwell interviews, you knew his death was only a matter of time.

[@icannotpretend5834]

@@pogo9876 Yea i know thats what he Said he was doing but there wasnt a poaching problem in Katmai national park. But let's play pretend there was. The next question they should have asked would be "How will you protect the bears against poachers when youre unarmed?" The park service is prepared to protect but an unarmed man can't. Those are the questions I'm surprised noone asked.

[@satyricon65]

He died doing what he loved: Feeding the bears.

[@westindiesgalfruits2335]

🤭

[@mustafajuventino9964]

Savage 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jhonadam892]

😋😋😋

[@fredderf3152]

Sorry that his obsession was grizzly bears .... he should have chosen goldfish.

[@walkofshame991]

Yup the bears are the most dangrest animals in the planet ok

[@scotthilliard7177]

I'm not going to personally attack Treadwell, but in reality, because of his carelessness, he was responsible for Amy's death, and the deaths of at least 2 bears.

[@IAmJaguarPaw.ThisIsMyForest.]

While he was responsible for the death of two bears, Amy was an adult who made her own choices....as was he.

[@lindashawkfan4444]

Scott Hilliard I agree

[@dannydunn223]

Please don't feed the bears

[@thebiggestarena]

I cant take anybody seriously who says they are not going to personally attack somebody and then does so in the the same sentence

[@luciferdiablo2509]

why amy camp out there

[@breando1]

Definitely deep inside the closet as well as mentally unstable.

[@erwinruiz5717]

He was invading a top apex predator territory, it was just a matter of time people.

[@lauralee9440]

“I will die for these animals..”. But instead, he died FROM these/those animals. Very sad.

[@SyrianHch]

He also died for them. As food

[@marcalan1198]

When a bear biologist says it's the worst thing he's heard in his 30 year's as a bear biologist! That gives somewhat of a idea of the severity of the attack. 😬

[@boccia2409]

I just off but I want to hear these tapes lol

[@rlnstn9300]

@@boccia2409 look it up. It's on KZbin. It's horrifying

[@boccia2409]

@@rlnstn9300 but the fbi said they destroyed the tapes without releasing them to the public

[@mrbranson73]

Those are all reenactments. The original tape has never been released

[@VendPrekmurec]

@@boccia2409 Herzog said in 2019 that "he said that in horror, in effect, he did not mean it, but "thankfully the tape was saved into a bank safe " (by a woman, a friend of Timothy).

[@TheMarinemom02]

Poor guy was so delusional. Poor Amy, they were a actually at the airport but he got into a tiff and they went back to the wilderness.

[@steveshea7725]

I think it was actually a credit card issue or something that spurred the late season return trip. Crazy bad luck.

[@flea8332]

i remember watching the first episode and looked at my dad and said well hes going to get eaten soon. next episode starts off with in loving memory

[@mariamtahir2183]

I know its mean but hahaha

[@danielleminerva4525]

But damn it took 13 years!!!! And think of all the I sane chances he took during those years. It’s crazy!!!

[@flea8332]

@@danielleminerva4525 i was just talking about after the movies about him came out. i did not know how old or who he was.

[@Indyaa__]

Bears aren’t “Gentle giants” they can and will attack u , they’re wild animals 🤦‍♀️

[@denisenoe7927]

Indya Keyes Gentle Giants may be appropriate to gorillas.

[@woezacardoza5659]

I have a fat 🐓

[@altarush]

One time, they thought chimps were sweet things. These grizzlies tolerate him for twelve years and none attacked him until that bad year. The bears might have not been bears he knew or named , but new ones.

[@mondoseguendo6113]

Fozzie Bear is a gentle bear.

[@Mjdecker1234]

Well he lost his life to bears so lol,

[@bobbypaluga4346]

Treadwell believed he was the god of the grizzlies. He HAD to discipline them when he thought they were out of line. Think about that statement, he of all the people on earth determine what a bear instinctively does as good or bad. My heart breaks for Amy’s loss and how terribly frightening to see someone being torn apart by a huge bear knowing she was next. She was used by TT as a jacket or a girlfriend of a gay man. He can point out that in having a girlfriend he certainly cannot be gay. Rock Hudson had girlfriends he even married a studio secretary to quash rumors of his homosexuality, Liberace also had girlfriends, he was engaged now and then but never married. TT was a slight man with strong effeminate characteristics, I’m sure growing up wasn’t much fun. Did he pick bears as his compensation so he could take on a he-man role? He bragged I can do this, BUT if anyone else tries it, he would be killed, DEAD. Two lives were lost, bears died and were killed because of Treadwell’s intervention, what possible good came out of his time in the wild?

[@rubyharris4422]

A lot of truth in all you say I feel.

[@bergydermeister5616]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that knew Deadwell , was a flamer in the closet homosexual the fact that he had to Proclaim his straightness and talk about how good he was with the pussy .was a red flag and a dead giveaway LOL.

[@denisenoe3702]

His actual problem was that he was NOT a gay man but a man with the appearance and manner linked to gay men. Being heterosexual but effeminate is hardly unknown. It also can cause special problems for a man because he is attracted to women but when people look at him, too many assume he is gay. Thus, he is attractive to men but attracted to women and this can cause all manner of difficulties.

[@camzpras3435]

If you truly care for these bears, then leave them alone.

[@denisenoe3702]

BINGO!!!!! It was a national park. Being a park, they were protected from hunters. They never needed Tim Treadwell's "protection" or that of anyone other than the park service. What he did was actually "wildlife harassment." W

[@capt.america6296]

emotion vs. reality. reality wins everytime

[@icannotpretend5834]

FACTS. Every single time

[@capt.america6296]

Yep. Facts don’t lie. The fact he was delusional, had no idea what he was doing, no real understanding of bears, and because of it, he got another person killed. These are the idiots that belong to PETA. no real understanding of wildlife, but are allowed to vote on issues that affect wildlife and ecosystems and vote emotions, not facts.

[@b.a8908]

@@capt.america6296 fucking animal activist

[@thedarknessunderneathpodca6366]

Funny enough, the bear who killed him wasn't one of the ones he trusted. But his shooh shooh crap wasn't gonna work on that bear.

[@JohnSmith-du6sk]

sad story. nature is beautiful but I'm never going to trust an animal with my life. Rest in peace, Timothy.

[@pommiebears]

Being epileptic, I’ve had to rely on my seizure alert dog many times. She has saved my life more times than I can count. So, I have to trust an animal with my life, thank you very much. Although.....I’d rather gnaw my own arms off than trust a grizzly bear! Lol.

[@iraeaglemind]

When i was a teenager(im 51 now)we had a spaniel dog who had gotten a bag of cookies off of the counter somehow.Well my brother and i had come home from school and our dog was just about to polish the whole bag off when my older brother reached down to get the rest of them because we feared our dog was fixing to be really sick.Well our sweet little lovable family protector whom we all adored to bits and pieces turned into something we had never seen before and we had had him for a while by this time.He turned on my brother growling and lashing out and showing his teeth.My brother and i were in complete shock.So you are totally correct in what you are saying.Im not trying to in the least compare what has happened here however animals are completely unpredictable----for sure!!

[@Pray-4-Me]

🌷💛🙏🌹

[@Annie497]

He made every mistake a "naturist" could make. The animals did nothing wrong. The fact that they tolerated his presence for so long shows that they aren't these killing machines. They just want humans to leave them alone. Tim refused to do that. His death was the only way they could return to living peacefully in a world that never was meant to include him. He was a fool.

[@mrwdpkr5851]

The bear that killed him was old and scrawny . It's canine teeth were broken and the other teeth were worn down to the gums . That's why it took so long for him to die . Close to 6 minutes . damn . He convinced Amy he knew what he was doing . Poor girl .

[@thedarknessunderneathpodca6366]

Well, he probably also thought he knew what he was doing.

[@NewtonWashinton]

Amy had 6 min to get out of the area but she did not.....

[@fieryrainysky]

He also probably thought that the bear being old & scrawny with broken teeth didnt make him a threat, either.

[@IdontKnow-gm7eu]

@@thedarknessunderneathpodca6366 The best liars are the ones who are deluded enough to believe their own charades

[@Angel-nu7fm]

@@NewtonWashinton It was night, during a thunderstorm in the middle of nowhere is Alaska..not a lot of places to go to..plus she was probably in shock with what she witnessed.

[@eddiehearnsleftnipple9655]

The fact he survived for 13 years doing this is ridiculous. His friends and family should have stopped him.

[@likaangel8302]

I don't think anyone could have stopped him. I've seen people do what their going to do no matter what the cost. Very foolish

[@thedarknessunderneathpodca6366]

@@likaangel8302 well he was probably psychotic. Not sure if foolish even conveys it. He was in another world.

[@curtisjohnson9910]

If he is famous then so are they

[@NewtonWashinton]

On the 13th year Tim stayed longer than the previous 12 years when the Bears are trying to store fat for hibernation on October 5 he and Amy were eaten alive. 1 day before the plane was coming to pick him and Amy up on the 6th. Had he left in late September his luck would have continued.

[@likaangel8302]

What a foolish man

[@steveshea7725]

Exactly

[@patElfpat]

I read The Grizzly Maze. It was well written, insightful, told Treadwell’s story so the reader caught glimpses of how Treadwell was more invested in marketing an image of himself as a nonconformist bear whisperer rather than learn anything about an animal he didn’t do a damn thing to protect. He treated the bears like very large dogs, miss understood humans as if they could be molded by him into an animal that desired his company. He could easily have been one of those awful neighbors in a reality show. The bears tried to ignore him, only to find him squatting on one of their pathways, hanging out with their young like some creepy man who thinks the kids think he is cool. I’m surprised one of the bears didn’t kill him long before that autumn morning. What really bothers me, besides how bears were killed because of his self-centered, idiotic, intentionally ignorant choice of lifestyle, or how his behavior caused changes in that population of bears that will be passed down for generations to come. I am bothered these interviewers cared more about presenting an entertaining little lie rather than ask Treadwell a tough question or two. They didn't have on any of the naturalists, wildlife biologists, apologists, any scientists who were familiar with bears of that region and would give an educated opinion of the negative impact Treadwell’s behavior had on the bears in and around the area Treadwell used to stage his own, personal circus.

[@troyottosen8722]

R K, Howabout this? He said he was protecting the bears???? He was in Katmai National park here in Alaska! One of the most remote areas on earth! No hunting allowed, few tourists, etc... this guy was a clueless citytard from Southern California clueless about Alaskan wilderness or our wild brown bears! Nothing new for us Alaskans!😉😳🤪

[@marks8432]

@@troyottosen8722 you sound bitter. Or jealous.

[@troyottosen8722]

@@marks8432 It is called an Alaskan who actually lives here, and fishes along side these coastal brown bears around Katmai and Kodiak Island! Howabout you? Already know your answer! So an Alaskan is jealous of what, you ignorant punk???

[@marks8432]

@@troyottosen8722 I didn't realize that an Alaskan couldn't be bitter or jealous. But your insults at the end I guess just confirm that you couldn't be lol

[@SweetyD2023]

@@marks8432 How the hell does he sound bitter or jealous? He just stating the facts of the situation. I seen it also! When bears kill & eat humans, they have to be killed because humans end up on their menu's. This guy put his tent where the bears frequented. He brought no protection like bear spray or a rifle to shoot in the air to scare them away. He should have left a week earlier like he was told to do because the bears were preparing for hiberation. The Salmon was scarce that year & the bears were eating everything in their path. He actually thought, in his messed up head, he could be friends with grisley bears! He gave them all names! Even his dad said something was wrong with him. He not only got himself killed but carelessly got his girlfriend killed as well, who by the way was scared of the bears & she let him know that. Being eaten by bears is a gruesome death! Lions kill their prey by suffocating them. Wolves cut the jugular & let their prey bleed out before eating. Bears just dig right in & eat you alive! The only good thing I can say about his situation is, he at least got to die doing what he loved the most & was killed by the bears who he loved the most. It's to bad though that we can't say the same about his girlfriend. They found his head in the forest. Body parts & their clothes in his stomach. Treadwell got too comfortable with the bears. These are wild animals & he came into their home! It's all his fault! Nothing to be jealous of here!

[@jaydaniels6172]

Notice none of the bears sing to each other or even interact with each other, with the exception of the two beating the shit out each other. To be one of them would be to go about ur businesses, eat salmon, mate with females and fight other bears. He was a human tourist.

[@donnadibiasio1375]

I think his fatal mistake was that he thought he was a bear. They are wild and free.

[@vickysilva168]

I think this poor man was somehow like a child, pretending to be in a world where the bears loved him back and were grateful to him, it's a sad ending

[@zenmeister451]

The first time I saw this fellow I turned to my companion and said, "You're lookin' at a walking dead man!" He comes across, most of the time, as a dedicated activist. But at other times his craziness shows through. I'm so very sorry that both he and his girlfriend had to die the way they did. But bears are bears; you can't fault them for that.

[@sunnysmiles8211]

He had a lot of self destructive tendencies. His first obsessions were drinking and drugs (pot, heroin and cocaine); he finally got off the substances and replaced one addiction with another : The bear “protection” obsession. Also he was likely bi-polar. He had good intentions but very very misguided and wouldn’t listen to anyone who tried to warn him or advise him. Wouldn’t even carry bear spray or stop camping right in the bear paths. He made up his own rules. Unfortunately he is a cautionary tale of what NOT to do with bears. Several of the bears are now dead due to their being habituated and too familiar w humans through no fault of their own. Tragic for everyone involved.

[@djmfilms1999]

Couldn’t agree anymore

[@Unvaccinated69]

I think he was on the spectrum

[@sunnysmiles8211]

@@Unvaccinated69 you are probably right

[@sethother8012]

8:04 "The greatest tragedy of the Timothy Treadwell story is that he could have done a lot of good." Damn, though. He probably WAS a pretty decent person, and likeable enough, brave enough, and active enough, to make a difference in the world. But now he's just laughed at for his mental problems and delusions. It's like he that the right qualities, but the wrong path, because his mind was so unbridled. People call him an asshole for the fate that he led his girlfriend to, yet in HIS mind, everything was ok. He wasn't BAD, he was just betrayed by his delusions.

[@virginiaalvespons2590]

O sea, estaba loco.

[@nawsay8464]

He wanted to die by bears, he didnt expect it to be slow, his brain exposed and full of pain while his guts are out. He was no genius, he was just completely obsessed, his girlfriend didnt deserve the same fate as him.

[@nicoleserenalauer3027]

...and what are you?? The hateful stupid poor and jealous fool who judge this brave man? ! Shame on you ...

[@endbfududb]

@@nicoleserenalauer3027 I'm empathetic to his plight. He was mentally ill and got another person killed.

[@lilytyler80]

@@nicoleserenalauer3027 damn, triggered

[@Eli-bz4vv]

Was it that bad? Wow

[@lukemomodujr]

@@Eli-bz4vv it was VERY bad!! They found his severed arm with his wristwatch still attached to it, his skull and spine were partially exposed 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@TA-to7kt]

A very similar trait between Timothy Treadwell and Steve Irwin is that both were passionate about wildlife conservation but they each violated the animals' territory and space. Both died as a result.

[@jquest43]

they were passonate about their egos and in tim , his meth.nevermind about the animals.. they were just props..its MY SHOW..me me me

[@MtnDrew22021]

Steve was a professional though, and was educated about a lot of wildlife. Tim was an ex junkie.

[@TA-to7kt]

Drew Ramstetter True.

[@edwardkesock216]

Steve Irwin is on a whole bigger level way better person and animal activists he WAS A GREAT MAN !!! I THINK !

[@TexasNewsOwL]

Yah but irwin thought he was a crocodile.

[@user-fg1tt7py6e]

I just realized something that was ironic and bittersweet about this story. The Disney movie "Brother Bear" was released 2 weeks after Timothy Treadwell and his girlfriend were killed.

[@aslmad1]

Cute movie

[@suhpc82]

"Real lady's man" I seriously doubt that.

[@MJLeger-tz4so]

Treadwell had a history of alcohol abuse; he became obsessed with bears to the extent that he no longer respected their innate behavior; he tried to pet them, even the cubs. He pitched his tent right on their trail, he lost whatever sense he had in his relationship with them. October is the time when Grizzlies are eating as much as possible in order to gain fat for hibernation. Going after a dead salmon floating in the river supports that, perhaps the bear was not getting enough to eat, also supported by the fact the bear ate both victims or at least partly ate them. Humans can NEVER anthromorphize wild animals; because they can revert back to basic innate instincts at ANY TIME, which has often let to the demise of humans! RESPECT ALL WILDLIFE, they WILL at any time, defend themselves and what they protect -- food, young, territory etc. People who try to become "friends" with wildlife never learn that, and will probably die in time, as did this couple. Sad, but totally unnecessary deaths.

[@SnowWalker1]

I would have paid good money to hear a conversation between Timothy and Ted Nugent, lol.

[@daisylavender5275]

They need to start dropping criminals in the wilderness with bears and see who makes it out alive. That's justice!😉

[@BrettyPOV]

He had an obsession with those bears and zero respect for them.

[@birdlynn417]

Yeh, he didn't respect their boundaries.

[@Pingaheimer]

How did he have "zero respect" for them? That's bullshit. He taught kids for free, he raised awareness and his wildlife photography.... not just of bears, but of the animal kingdom in general, is beautiful.... yeah, he was def obsessed with the bears, but he loved the animals. I don't doubt that for a second.

[@scraplifetrashtocash4551]

@@Pingaheimer He didn't have respect for them. That is why he got ate by them. Your comment is way out there. Like the moron who got ate by the Bears he said was nice.

[@hildeschmid8400]

Timothy Treadwell grew up on Long Island. How do I know? I knew his parents, his grandfather and his brother.

[@brycemcqueen5922]

I'm still trying to figure ,what he was protecting the bears from?

[@curtisjohnson9910]

He was mad

[@caseyriggs2633]

🤣 same here

[@deah5264]

Bi-polar or crazy, it was a horrific way to die. The whole situation is very sad. RIP Timothy and Amy. You didn't realize the harm you were causing.

[@deadastronaut2440]

Bi -polar bear?

[@thedarknessunderneathpodca6366]

@@deadastronaut2440 that bear seemed like it had a mood disorder too.

[@curtisjohnson9910]

I think his mental illness got cured after the first bite from the bear.

[@ralphgoodwin7768]

@@deadastronaut2440 Please show yourself out... 🚪 There's the door...

[@Annie497]

He, especially, realized what he was doing was not in their best interest. He was a selfish man who craved the spotlight and attention, and exploited those beautiful creatures for his own greed. He's lucky they left him uneaten for all those years. 13 was definitely not a lucky number for Tim.

[@R-L-I]

I don’t think Timothy was a bad guy and I’m sure in his mind he meant well but he definitely was a few cards short of a full deck, I mean when you reach the point where you believe wild grizzly bears are your “friends” and you’re the only person on the planet that can communicate with them and no harm will come to you no matter what, well, that’s a mental break from reality with a recipe for all kinds of disaster.

[@CutiePieGuy]

Well said.

[@steveshea7725]

He did not believe no harm could come to him. On multiple occasions he had to haze bears off of him that he believed would kill him if not deterred.

[@roymanning1845]

When he messed up was not giving God the glory for keeping him alive while he was around the bears , instead he mocked God . God said he will not be mocked. I knew a man wko mocked God on the cross and he was dead within a year or two and he was just in his twentys.

[@mrmarkd9902]

I lived in fairbanks many years my best friends in school were a couple of eskimo locals I learned from them to respect the wildlife and what ever you do give them there space especially dangerous wildlife this dude crossed that line and died a horrible death and led that poor women into her horrible death .

[@dalehoward8352]

One of the Professors or Scientists (I believe) went to Harvard and is Inuit/Eskimo. He said similar in the documentary GRIZZLY MAN.

[@YungPlaisted]

he led her there but she had the chance to run but instead she tried to attack the bear with a frying pan. he even yelled at her to run and save herself. the bear was focused on him and was dragging him away. her screams brought the bear back because she sounded like a injured animal. if she would have just shut her mouth, dropped everything and slowly got away she could very well still be alive today. they were both stupid in their own way and both at fault in their own way. it was a horrible tragedy that should have never happened and i wish what happened to them on nobody else but stupid is what stupid does and they were both very stupid.

[@andrewhatton1606]

We always have a 45 acp

[@ottoclave8289]

Kinda like playing Russian Roulette, telling the the gun "I love you" and spinning the cylinder again....Click. Who would be surprised? Should we feel sympathetic? He knew what he was doing was illegal. Laws to benefit him yet he chose to ignore them. I honestly think he had death wish.

[@cindysnow802]

I didnt know it was illegal, jeez why didnt anybody stop him??

[@altarush]

The park cited him several times, but he was rich.

[@MonalisaCerrutti]

​@@altarushhis friends claimed that he was one of the poorest guys they have ever met!

[@Yaz-tw4pb]

R.I.P Timothy and Amie.

[@IndependentGeorge76]

"a real ladies man"??? C'mon he was more closeted than Cruise ffs!

[@Bidness100]

😀

[@BrittanyDreams]

I thought he said a real "eighties man" lol

[@50zezima]

@@BrittanyDreams me too

[@kh-sg3rd]

Yes I picked up on that right away

[@thedynastycontinues945]

@@BrittanyDreams LMAO... i laughed way harder at your comment than i should have.

[@michaelashcraft8569]

The man wasted a perfectly good woman, himself, and, two bears to prove what??? He did get away with it for 13 years though.

[@zanpsimer7685]

The gazelle and the lion drink from the same pool. The lion goes to the pool when she’s thirsty and when she’s hungry. They are never friends.

[@markm.3297]

I don't trust bears..never did. Don't trust the locals either in fact when I go to the local watering hole I wear a disguise.

[@MJLeger-tz4so]

You are correct. Every animal needs fluids to live, especially in hot climates. Water is natural and preferred, but lions who eat zebras in the desert areas, get enough liquid to prevent dehydration for a time. But a water-hole is a usual site for a predator to prey on an animal. They LEARN AND REMEMBER that the waterhole is a good place to hunt and they return to it for that reason as well as drinking the water.

[@MJLeger-tz4so]

@@markm.3297 LOL!

[@MJLeger-tz4so]

@@markm.3297 LOL! Agreed!

[@mikebeesley3150]

In lion King they are,isn't it true in real life? Lol

[@sekenamcmurren2217]

He didn't protect the bears, he invaded their space and they killed him because of it. Leave these animals alone people. Learn from this and other fatal bear attacks.😒

[@Bluesidian]

His Ego, got him killed.

[@jennymosca2178]

That's it..that's the word..u summed it up perfectly... AMEN

[@TammyLP]

In all fairness guys....his Manic Stage of his Bipolar 1 contributed to his grandiose ego. The reason I can speak on that is bc I suffer from Bipolar 1 also.

[@jquest43]

@@TammyLP Tim was tweaking up their,in the bush.when he ran out he'd go to town or to a friend to score more meth and cocaine.

[@ChiefMasonDixon]

This video adds a lot of insight into his level of insanity really. It’s a great addition to the documentary “The Grizzly Man.” That film left a lot out. I wasn’t aware that Hollywood funded a lot of his expeditions. And glorified what he was doing. Pretty much encouraged him to continue to put his life in danger.

[@virgman9947]

They tried a Disney film with him prior to his unexpected death.

[@georgecarberry9222]

Timothy beat the odds for 13 years. A lucky run. Too bad he got more & more delusional living in an unreal world. His death by bear was inevitable but tragic nonetheless. So sad.

[@Annie497]

It was the only way those bears would ever be rid of him. He had to go.

[@harpyeagle5107]

I guess you could say he's 'Bi-polar-bear"

[@morticin3838]

I really feel sorry for him, no human should be eaten alive , by any animal I don't think he deserved to be killed that way , he did care about the bears, I hate that he died that way.

[@bibipriell6322]

he was nuts,he absolutely not respect teritory of bears,bears is not house pet,I wonder they didnt kill him sooner

[@AndreaRoll]

no human should be eaten alive by any animal. Well except those who decide to go to live in the wild alongside wild animals with no weapons or any self defence tools with them. Those men deliberately decide to get back into the food chain my friend.

[@boddah]

he said he would want to lol i bet he regretted that.

[@deschutesmaple4520]

Yes, it is tragic that he died as he did; but I would posit that he knew all along he was playing a dangerous game and that the end could come at any moment. And it finally did.

[@robingagan6288]

morticin the bear died because of Tim. Tim was in his territory

[@johnnyreed8537]

To constantly state that he would die for the bears certainly sounds like a death wish...

[@steveshea7725]

It was a character. You realize he was using his acting background to attempt to promote his bear foundation. The footage isn't always him just being himself, it's clearly also a character he was both writing and playing.

[@hypnofaith1027]

@@steveshea7725 If it was just a character/act he wouldn’t have died. He was so obsessed with bears he sacrificed himself to one.

[@myroselle6987]

The problem with this book for me is that the author diagnoses Treadwell by describing his perception of a personality disorder to “medical friends” and having his opinion validated. It’s a complicated story. If anyone is interested..read a book called “The Grizzly Maze” by an Alaskan author named Nick Jans. It’s the only book that I’ve found that tells both sides in a totally non biased way. It admits the faults of the man but it recognizes his accomplishments as well.

[@chainsawkitten3766]

Alaskan author Nick Jans wrote a book on Treadwell...Into the Grizzly Maze, I think it was called. Really, really good.

[@Firestarter123]

2 words to understand this whole tragedy story. Action & reaction.

[@Infinite-void908]

More like stupidity and carelessness

[@amixofeverything]

He's either trying to be Mr. Rogers or is really fighting the gay inside him.

[@sosuper7]

It boggles the mind that he was able to survive as long as he did ,but there simply is no such thing as being safe around bears.

[@frankleaney6267]

He was only safe because he was amongst the bears in the summer time when the sockeye salmon were spawning up river and the berries were plentiful. He was eaten in the fall. He admitted he was taking a chance by staying later than usual. Simply, the bear was trying to gain enough fat to last the winter when he smelt Amy, who was on her moon time which led the bear to their camp and thought he found an easy meal. He was just being a bear. And got killed for it.

[@andrewhatton1606]

If the bear is dead.

[@tfp0052]

The Rangers should have arrested him, thrown him into jail until after hibernation season, and then given him a one way ticket back to California and instructions to not ever return or else. Two people and two bears would still be alive!

[@R-L-I]

Arrested him? Ok what was his crime? Also as a U.S. citizen why wouldn’t he have the right to travel to another U.S. state? (Alaska)

[@buster3041]

@@R-L-I Crime was breaking their rules and endangering lives. Duh.

[@mic01]

I guess the " I love you " song didn't work that day.

[@fredderf3152]

I guess he was finally attacked and eaten because the bears 🐻 figured out that he was probably a fruitcake.

[@dude999642]

I see what you did there. :-)

[@raijahelenafinland7004]

He probably tried to sing 'I love you' to the bear that killed him which may have been the final straw for that bear - like 'WTF was that? Okay, that's it ,this dude is so DEAD!'

[@vanityfair5823]

Okay, he did have a screw loose HOWEVER, he did leave us with great video of life in the wild. And he also caused the death of two bears because of his obsession. Very tragic on all counts.

[@jimmyhaley727]

AND one woman (demoncrap i hope)

[@LizardCane]

More Than those 2. The next summer rangers shot more bears bc they were used to people thanks to Tim

[@k-guy1236]

I bet he totally regret everything he thought about bears, said about bears and did with bears the moment it was killing him.

[@kingty2550]

I said the same. Like if it's any truth to the fake audios scrip, then he went from not wanting to pepper spray them to get the frying pan when he was getting mauled. Guy was obviously delusional up until that point

[@johngreene6780]

Protecting them ? From hunger maybe, by making them lunch. People need to be taught to stay far away from bears. Not how to get closer.

[@bobbypaluga4346]

Why did Treadwell think he was needed to save the bears. He seems to have had a greatly exaggerated sense of self. I don't see any beauty or great meaning in his saying crazy ass words, singing bizarre "I Love You" songs to bears who haven’t any desire to hear them. They aren't a tinny bit human, they don't get it, bears eat, sleep, hunt for food, eat reproduce, sleep, hunt for food, that's it.

[@bathsheba9581]

They also play and experience fun.

[@saund102]

Treadwell was an alcoholic who gave it up once he discovered bears. I admire that the guy forged his own path in life.

[@frankleaney6267]

Stephen Saunders he was a heroin addict. And he did his recovery at the expense of the bears. He did more harm to them than anything.

[@saund102]

@@frankleaney6267 yes it sucks that some of the bears had to be euthanized ... i've spent a summer in the alaskan wilderness. alaska has a way of wearing you out. it's just impressive that he made it for 13 summers.

[@birdlynn417]

Well, arn't you disconnected from any sense or form of love given by the creator? Why don't you study some of Timothy's work or any other animal lifestyle and patterns. Bears love too, and they love their babies and protect their babies like any other sentient being. The only difference by which you can't see, is that they have to do it in the wild of nature, where you have to be tough to survive probably something you know nothing about.

[@rhinadalgaard9360]

Can not beleave how Hollywood went along with IT! It tells allot about Them 😲🤔

[@sandybrisbane4167]

He screamed sweetly when he got eaten by one too

[@cloudman8911]

Ahahahah

[@robingagan6288]

I think drugs damaged Tim's brain

[@birdlynn417]

Yes, but you all probably eat meat, and you support the daily torturing of factory farms which is torture, cruel, painful and evil. Peer into the practices by which you eat, and then call who crazy for what they do???

[@gm836]

birdlynn hubbard people do the crazy thing without even knowing or by turning a blind eye.

[@sherry7649]

His brains fried 😔

[@justzzzx623]

What brain?

[@MJLeger-tz4so]

That may very well be true. People who are on drugs lose their natural fear (and good sense) and can be vulnerable to all kinds of trouble because they cannot think clearly. They may believe they think better, but it is a false sensation/security, and has been the cause of death for so many, and is getting worse with the expansive use of drugs in so many people today.

[@spiritfeather1]

The horrible screams while the bear was eating him from his butt all the way up! Doesn't get anymore graphic than that

[@cloudman8911]

Ahahahahah

[@pattycakes21]

He stayed alive out of pure luck! I think when he brought his girlfriend with him that was a fatal mistake. He was more on his toes alone but when he has her there he probably was more relaxed! Bears do what they want when they want period!

[@nevermind19700]

Takes a bit more then luck to stay alive 13 seasons in Bear Country with no gun , no bear spray, no weapons. There are hunters who have been eaten by Bears trying to kill the very thing that killed them in the process.

[@JYgaming-yl2yt]

@@nevermind19700 He used to take bear spray and actually had to use it one time. But he said he felt so bad afterwards he would never do it again.

[@JYgaming-yl2yt]

She had been with him several times before this wasn’t her first time out there.

[@sandybird5785]

I would like too offer my condolences too both Tim's family and Amy's. No one deserves too die like that. Rest in peace.

[@Annie497]

He did. Sorry, but he was putting himself on a dinner plate for them for 13 yrs. Exploiting them and their home, intruding into territory that did not welcome or belong to him. He selfishly would put his tent smack in the middle of one of their worn down trails to the river. He didn't respect those creatures at all, and it's amazing they let him exist and invade them for as long as they did.

[@jmr4939]

HE WAS BIG TIME BI-POLAR 5....IM SHOCKED HOW PEOPLE THOUGHT HE WAS SMART!!!!... DEFINITELY BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER

[@aslmad1]

Yes he was bipolar but where do you get the idea he was borderline personality disorder?

[@joeguzman3558]

that poor guy was 100% insane 100% F,#:%!:# crazy

[@MJLeger-tz4so]

Crazy people rarely think they are!

[@karina9127]

He was a kind hearted man but was for sure a little not all there type of guy too.

[@eire7837]

No regard whatsoever for the Bear's he said he loved and wanted to protect, he was responsible for the Bear's that died and the other's that were killed. This man was a time bomb, I'm surprised he lived as long as he did.

[@johnmalone1713]

Yes but he loved chocalate and squiggle 😂😂😂

[@tomzeeh6618]

"Mr. Chocolate". Isn't that cute? Grizzlies are so cuddly.

[@rebeccamoore6965]

Whenhe was singing to them saying i love u i thought he was on hellium. He was one can short of a six pack.

[@jimmyhaley727]

uhmmmm NO,,, 5 cans short

[@mildredpierce4506]

The bears didn't need Timothy. He was delusional and he believed his own lies. Unfortunately his delusions caused the deaths of two people and two bears.

[@nevermind19700]

I mean Timothy made it out there in the wilderness a very long time , without weapons. Not saying it was the best idea , but he deserves credit for his remarkable footage of the Grizzlies. The real tragedy is Amy , she had no where to run, no weapon and she was witness to her boyfriend being eaten alive. I cannot imagine the horror that Amy experienced. It is absolutely heartbreaking , and I imagine this is why her family has never spoke of it. RIP Tim & Amy. 💔🙏🕊🕊🕊

[@mjbmjb9525]

Everyone saying he was crazy but he kicked being alcoholic because of the bears but nobody wants to talk about that

[@drd1924]

We don't need to live in a bubble. Who was he hurting except himself. I think what he was suggesting in saying "he would die for these animals is..." The experience he had living with them, was worth dying for.

[@codywright2654]

The fact that his death was never actually caught on video Still amazes me. He put himself in so much danger in every clip. He says in his footage that he is "strong" and claims to be some kind of warrior or some kind of nonsense. I really wonder what was going through his mind when he was being killed because he didn't die quickly. Did he regret every decision he made that led to that moment? Did he feel guilty for putting Amie in danger? Or did he really have a death wish and on some level he was relieved that his life was finally ending the way he wanted?

[@virginiaalvespons2590]

🤔

[@hypnofaith1027]

Amie started recording out of a fear reflex of not knowing what to do or Tim told her to turn it on. The camera had a plastic cap that was blocking the camera lens which is why there is no footage, but it did pick up the audio which lasted around 6 minutes.

[@lisahatton5718]

If he would have been arrested for getting to close to these big ass bear's,his girlfriend and he may still be alive...

[@ginakeveryn6274]

You are spot on. The Park Service has a bit of blame here for not banning him.

[@tilberry19]

Was he usually solo for these expeditions? If so, it would seem that having a companion with him may have had him acting differently or maybe even showing off.

[@aslmad1]

That plus stayed longer than intended and longer than safe due to (?some reason). Beginning of dangerous season to be around bears.

[@KatLeFay81]

Not sure why I can't hit reply anymore on these convos, but Bhav341, I don't think he was in it for the fame. The guy shunned being around other people as often as he could, which is how he wound up in Alaska. He did work when he was in California during the bears' hibernation, so he didn't just sit around; he made what he needed to make so that he could continue to go to Alaska each summer. I believe his intentions were good. Gotta keep in mind, he was an amateur, and to most of us, a person a little different from the rest of us, but it's never a reason to slur someone, especially after they're dead and can't defend themselves. He genuinely wanted to help the bears. He simply lacked the schooling that would've given him better judgment and a better insight as to how to do it. And the Grizzly population DOES need help. It's strange that we have so many black bears, and fewer and fewer grizzly bears. He just wanted to share his appreciation of the animals so that maybe other people would find a passion in them. His 'flaws' only made him human. Nothing more, nothing less.

[@frankleaney6267]

And his statement about the Yellowstone park grizzly hunt has come to fruition. Trump has decided to kill off the wolves and bears in the parks.

[@esebetos]

Oh I agree 100%.Not many people are in one of him.He is in my thoughts every day

[@trayvanderbilt1138]

His singing must have really pissed the bears off,I know how they feel certain kinds of music piss me off ,the bear thinking if I have to hear this one more time

[@cloudman8911]

Ahhaahba

[@dude999642]

If he'd have sung any modern rap song to them they'd have killed him instantly - and not sure I'd blame them.

[@dannydunn223]

If he hadn't lost the spot on Cheers to Woody Harelson this never would have happened, face it Woody killed him!

[@cloudman8911]

Ahahahaha

[@doog3954]

Lmao

[@loriematthews6418]

😀😂

[@jessiejayx]

There is also a scene where a person who is speaking out against Timothy admits that poaching is not a big problem at the national park but there are some who go to the park to hunt and poach. He also states that they could wipe out 6% of the bear population and there would still be a healthy amount left. He said this of course speaking out against Tim, but he clearly admits that there is hunting at the park and some poachers.

[@djmfilms1999]

Overall it’s a sad story he definitely was struggling with his own demons… he even lied to a lot of people as well from the deep dive I did. But you can’t say all he did was bad I genuinely feel like he was lost and hurting in need of some help but he did start a foundation and love teaching kids about bears you can tell he had a good heart and a good soul that meant well just that he had a lot of wounds that weren’t ever healed and he ended up getting killed.. I don’t even think he was necessarily all that stubborn but I think being too comfortable with any wild animal was what lead to his death (especially a predatory animal) anywho just like the guy said in the beginning Timothy had this light about him that made you want to like him even tho he may have seemed off and weird lol you just could tell at the end of the day he had a good heart and was someone that was troubled and lost

[@d0nKsTaH]

I will give this guy credit for the few times he actually did get to touch/pet a wild freaking grizzly. Not many people do that and I bet that fed his ego even more to pull it off. But the end-lesson in all of this.. is that wild bears are not pets.. they are not huggable... and they don't give a damn about activists. :D

[@omarburton31]

Hence the name "WILD" bear

[@truewax257]

Bad decisions limited his future options. I do feel badly for his girlfriend.

[@Amarti58]

He just loved animals of the wild as do I. He just should have left earlier than he did. The bears try to get as much food as they can before they hibernate, and Timothy and Amy would do just as good. I appreciate the video he left behind of the bears. I learned a lot about these bears in the wild.

[@stratoarmin]

Ein unfassbarer Traumtänzer, dessen Spinnerei nicht nur sein Leben gekostet hat, sondern auch das seiner Gefährtin, die ihm wohl vertraut hat. Und als Folge mussten zwei Bären sterben, die er doch so "geliebt" hat.

[@bearlylivable]

I was being flown out of Katmai the very last day he was there, alive..the pilot, I knew from being a repeat visitor to Katmai told me there was a "dead pool" kind of lottery going on up there, basically telling me it was just a matter of time...we did not know at the time that his number was up.. I learned through my brother in law read the paper and thought it was me the next day..felt so bad for the woman who trusted him and the 2 bears that were killed because of his poor decisions...So sad all the way around...

[@tgshort7638]

I camped out in that area three consecutive Summers in the 80s and that guy was doing the opposite of what your instructed to do by the park rangers when you get off the plane and then he gets eaten go figure. I'm only shocked that it took so long. There's no way he drove a motorcycle to Katmai lol the only way in is by float plane I love how they get the facts screwed up

[@douglasruss2889]

1. BEAR SPRAY, 2. PEPPER SPRAY, 3. 357 MAGNUM . He had none !

[@Infinite-void908]

A 357 Magnum won't do shit to the bear their skull is strong enough to withstand those bullets, you would probably need a 12 gauge shotgun and you're forgetting an electric fence

[@MrBiggin49]

The dude said Everything about Timothy . But he didn’t say the keyword he was a NUT 🥜