RE: [Paddlewise] Bear Expert Treadwell Dies

From: Michael Daly <michaeldaly_at_rogers.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2003 14:02:30 -0400
On 8 Oct 2003 at 9:41, Joyce, Thomas F. wrote:

> One of the newspaper reports I read made him sound like a crackpot. 

I considered him more of a contrarian than a crackpot.  He tried to 
counter current wisdom (as per folks like Herrero) by living in close 
contact with the grizzlies.  His long periods among them certainly 
suggested that the grizzlies could coexist with humans to a greater 
extent than some thought, but he, like a certain tiger handler 
(Horn), relied a lot on continuous observation and experience.  And 
like the tiger handler, he ultimately realized that he is dealing 
with a wild animal that hunts and kills by instinct.  IOW, his luck 
ran out, as Nick says. 

Mike

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