There are few legends that feel more emblematic of the great gulf between humanity and nature than that of Timothy Treadwell, the subject of Werner Herzog’s 2005 documentary Grizzly Man. Treadwell dedicated his adult life to living with wild brown grizzlies in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. “Dedicated” is perhaps a strong word: he showed up in their spa…
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