Timothy Treadwell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Timothy Treadwell
Occupation	Activist
Date Of Birth	Apr 29, 1957(1957-04-29)
Age	67
Date Of Death	2003-10-06
Birthplace	Long Island
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Aries

Timothy Treadwell Biography

Timothy Treadwell is one of the most popular and richest Activist who was born on April 29, 1957 in Long Island, New York, United States. Environmentalist who documented his experiences in his fellow Alaskan bears. He also worked for their health, until one decided to kill him.

His story was the focus of His story became the subject of Werner Herzog‘s documentary, Grizzly Man.’s documentary Grizzly Man.

In October 2003, Treadwell and his girlfriend, physician assistant Amie Huguenard (born October 23, 1965, in Buffalo, New York), visited Katmai National Park, which is on the Alaska Peninsula across Shelikof Strait from Kodiak Island. In Grizzly Man, Werner Herzog states that according to Treadwell’s diaries, Huguenard feared bears and felt very uncomfortable in their presence. Her final journal entries indicated that she wanted to be away from Katmai. Treadwell chose to set his campsite near a salmon stream where grizzlies commonly feed in autumn. Treadwell was in the park later in the year than normal, at a time when bears attempt to gain as much fat as possible before winter. Food was scarce that fall, causing the grizzly bears to be even more aggressive than usual.

Treadwell studied grizzly bears during summer seasons for 13 years, before being killed by one of them. According to his book, Among Grizzlies: Living with Wild Bears in Alaska, his mission to protect bears began in the late 1980s after surviving a near fatal heroin overdose. He claims in his book that his drug addiction grew from his alcoholism.

The Dexters were among five kids who were the children of Val Dexter and Carol Dexter of Long Island, New York.

Timothy Treadwell Net Worth

Timothy Treadwell is one of the richest Activist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Timothy Treadwell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was an actor who was frustrated when, in 1989, he had an epiphany. He then put his things away, and for thirteen years with bears.

In the midst of the assault by a bear that was not his, her friend turned to the camera and recorded the sound, but the lens cap was left on.

Timothy Treadwell (born Timothy William Dexter; April 29, 1957 – October 5, 2003) was an American bear enthusiast, environmentalist, and documentary filmmaker and founder of the bear-protection organization Grizzly People. He lived among grizzly bears of Katmai National Park in Alaska for 13 summers. At the end of his 13th summer in the park, in 2003, he and his girlfriend Amie Huguenard were killed and almost fully eaten by a 28-year-old brown bear, whose stomach was later found to contain human remains and clothing. Treadwell’s life, work, and death were the subject of Werner Herzog’s critically acclaimed documentary film Grizzly Man (2005).

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Who is Timothy Treadwell Dating?

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Treadwell was born on Long Island, New York, one of five children of Val and Carol Dexter. He attended Connetquot High School, where he was the swimming team’s star diver. He was very fond of animals and kept a squirrel named Willie as a pet. In an interview in the film Grizzly Man (2005), his parents say he was an ordinary young man until he went away to college. There, he claimed that he was a British orphan who was born in Australia. According to this account, his father said Timothy “spiraled down” and became an alcoholic after he lost the role of Woody Boyd to Woody Harrelson in the sitcom Cheers.

Facts & Trivia

Timothy Ranked on the list of most popular Activist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Timothy Treadwell celebrates birthday on April 29 of every year.

What was found of Timothy Treadwell?

Human remains and clothing found in the stomach of a 28-year-old brown bear killed by National Park Service rangers Monday have confirmed that the animal fed on the bodies of California animal activist Timothy Treadwell and girlfriend Amie Huguenard, authorities reported Thursday.

Did Timothy Treadwell save bears?

Timothy Treadwell
Years active| 1990–2003

What did Timothy Treadwell do for a living?

The remains of Tim Treadwell, 46, a self proclaimed eco-warrior and photographer , along with girlfriend Amie Huguenard, 37, a physicians assistant, both of Malibu California were found Monday October 6, 2003 in Katmai usgs topo map of kaflia bay, alaska, area of maulingNational Park and Preserve on the Alaska Peninsula …

Is Timothy Treadwell still alive?

October 5, 2003

Do bears eat humans?

No, bears usually don’t eat humans. While bears do eat meat, they tend to stay away from humans, like most other wild animals. Humans are not part of a bear’s typical diet.