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Mike.

Let me start out by saying that I was not able to see last nights airing of “Grizzly Man,”and I cannot speak to it’s content.  I do not support Grizzly People or Green Peace or any other environmental group.  Bigmnt is a sportsman and a hunter and a conservationist too name a few titles that might label me.

Let me again make the point that the interactions that Treadwell made with the bears, although dangerous and ill-advised, were on the same interaction level as Goodall and Fossi with chimps and gorillas, yet we hail there observation as credible.  Goodall and Fossi went about there studies from an anthropological position, however when we credit them we do it for their biological findings.

My point is this!  If a person reads Treadwell’s books and views his video’s, aside from all of the rhetoric, there is a lot that can be learned about brown bears of Alaska from the documentation that he has done.  I would dare say that Treadwell  has more footage and time spent with brown bears than any scientific studies that have been conducted private or public.  Do I support Treadwell and the Grizzly Peoples conclusions?  Not one bit!  However I have been fascinated by Treadwell's tenacity and commitment for whatever reasons.  I would like to see ADF&G and or the scientific community go about their research with the same resolve.....Bigmnt

Message Thread:

• Grizzly Man-Discoverey channel Byron_Lamb Feb 04 2006
  • A man without an identity Bigmnt Feb 05 2006
    • Bear Body Language Michael Strahan Feb 06 2006
      • A common thread... alcmaeon Feb 06 2006
  • Tim's chronies TradBow Feb 05 2006
    • Treadwell comments swampdonkey Feb 05 2006
  • the Tim Treadwell chronicle…. Brian Richardson Feb 05 2006
  • Just one more opinion Ronnie Feb 04 2006
  • Treadwell and Brown Bears Bigmnt Feb 04 2006
    • science or flawed opinions Carnivore Feb 04 2006
      • Education and Science Bigmnt Feb 04 2006
        • Confused sal Feb 05 2006
          • No disrespect Bigmnt Feb 05 2006
        • Treadwell Comments Michael Strahan Feb 04 2006
          • Bottom Line Bigmnt Feb 05 2006
            • Final Treadwell Comments Michael Strahan Feb 05 2006
              • Still friends? Bigmnt Feb 06 2006
                • Of course! Michael Strahan Feb 06 2006
    • 2 things Cliffhanger Feb 04 2006
      • Science? M Feb 04 2006
        • Treadwell Montana Hunter Feb 05 2006
  • Worse than I thought Kirk Feb 04 2006
  • grizzlyman? Hatfield Feb 04 2006
    • bears/kaflia twodux Feb 04 2006
      • Hallo Bay bears Kid Feb 05 2006
      • bears/kaflia Hatfield Feb 04 2006
  • as Brett Butler used to say... Kid Feb 04 2006
  • treadwell fishermann222 Feb 04 2006