Grizzly 399, the most famous bear in Grand Teton National Park, has an exceptional litter of four cubs to raise. Every day, the family must contend with threats to their survival, including a warming climate and human encroachment in bear country. Now the stakes are higher than ever as Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana seek to remove grizzlies from the endangered species list—which would make it legal to hunt them. In a riveting story full of twists and turns, hope and heartbreak, Grizzly 399 stands as a symbol of the clash between humans and the wild.
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Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons
Known only by her research number, Grizzly 399 has been a fixture in Grand Teton National Park since 2007, becoming the world’s most famous grizzly bear. Now 399 is raising four new cubs in the face of human encroachment, a warming climate and the threat of losing protection under the Endangered Species Act.
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PRODUCTION CREDITS
GRIZZLY 399
QUEEN OF THE TETONS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
KIMBERLY WOODARD
ISAAC HOLUB
GREGORY HENRY
GEORGE KRALOVANSKY
PRODUCER
ELIZABETH LEITER
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
DANIEL CARTER
ADDITIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
NOAH WALDRON
FIELD AUDIO
MATTHEW BETLEJ
AUSTIN PLOCHER
DRAKE ROY
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
SOMES HUWILER
FIELD INTERN
JUN MICHAEL PARK
POST PRODUCER
NELL KORING
EDITORS
JIM ISLER
COLIN NUSBAUM
POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
ADAM KIRK
ASSISTANT EDITOR
PATRICIA GROSSMAN
POST PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
SASHA THOMPSON-WELLS
STORY PRODUCER
HANNAH FORD KEOHANE
POST ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
JENNY MILLER
POST INTERN
MAYA ABRAHAM
ARCHIVAL PRODUCER
LIBBY KREUTZ
COLOR AND FINISHING
FACTION
FINISHING EDITOR
POLLY BRYAN
COLORIST
KEVIN BARKER
ASSISTANT FINISHING EDITOR
SARAH JOYNER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FOR DIGITAL ARTS NY
ZENNIA M BARAHONA
SOUND EDITOR
BEN STEINER
SOUND DESIGNER & RE-RECORDING MIXER
BRIAN BEATRICE
DIALOGUE EDITOR
JOSH HEILBRONNER
MUSIC SUPERVISION
ANDREW GROSS
GIL TALMI
MUSIC PROVIDED BY
BULLETPROOF BEAR
KONSONANT MUSIC
LEGAL SERVICES BY
ANNE KENNEDY MCGUIRE
EVP, PRODUCTION AND POST
MAGGIE BLOOM
VP, PRODUCTION
CHRISTIAN PALLADINO
VP, CURRENT SERIES
IRFAN RAHMAN
VP, POST PRODUCTION
CAMERON YOUNG
TECHNICAL OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR
DAN CARRUTHERS
SENIOR PRODUCTION MANAGER
MELISSA DAGHINI
TECHNICAL FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGER
BRIAN PRZYPEK
POST PRODUCTION MANAGER
ALESSIO SUMMERFIELD
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
ISABELLE SILVERMAN
MANAGER OF PRODUCTION ACCOUNTING
COREY BAUTISTA
SENIOR COUNSEL, BUSINESS & LEGAL AFFAIRS
GIANNI DOUGLAS
WILDLIFE FOOTAGE COURTESY OF GREG BALVIN VIDEO PRODUCTIONS
PRODUCER/EDITOR
GREG BALVIN
CINEMATOGRAPHER
SANDY MELL
WILDLIFE FOOTAGE AND PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED BY MANGELSEN IMAGES OF NATURE
PHOTOGRAPHER
THOMAS D. MANGELSEN
PRODUCER
TIFFANY TALBOTT
VIDEO ARCHIVIST
VICTORIA BLUMBERG
CINEMATOGRAPHERS
THOMAS D. MANGELSEN
SUE CEDARHOLM
TIFFANY TALBOTT
DIGITAL ASSET MANAGERS
ANDREW BENNETT
TIFFANY TALBOTT
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ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE PROVIDED BY
STEVE AND PATSY GRATZFELD
TERELL ITALIANO
ALEKSEI IVSHUKOV
JACKSON HOLE ECOTOUR ADVENTURES
JOSE O’NEILL
GUNNER PETERSON
ANN SMITH
SCOTT ANDERSON
FILMING ASSISTANCE FURNISHED BY
JOSEPH T. O’CONNOR
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JASON BALDES
DAVID BERRY
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EVELYN BROOKS
CHELSEA CARSON
DR. SUSAN CLARK
KRISTIN COMBS
CHARLIE CRAIGHEAD
DAVID DEFAZIO
DUKE EARLY
JUSTIN FARRELL
JOSIE GEORGE
DR. BARRIE GILBERT
DR. JANE GOODALL
DR. JODI HILTY
DR. KATIE HINDE
KELSEY KELLY
HOLLY KENNEDY
MIKE KOSHMRL
JACOB KRANK
KIMMI KUSSY
PAUL MACLAREN
TRAVIS MCGILL
JENISE MORGAN
MAGGIE MOORE
RITA MULLIN
ALEX AND SUSANA NAME
NATALIE NEWMAN
KENT NELSON
TIM PRESO
KEEGAN RICE
LISA SAMFORD
LAUREN SADOWSKI
BERNIE SCATES
JONATHAN SCHECHTER
VANESSA SERRAO
RITA SKINNER
ANN SMITH
ALBERT SOMMERS
TIFFANY TAXIS
TENLEY THOMPSON
CAROLE TOMKO
DANA TURNER
STEVE WEICHMAN
LOUISA WILCOX AND DAVID MATTSON
TODD WILKINSON
FOR NATURE
SERIES EDITOR
JANET HESS
SENIOR PRODUCER
LAURA METZGER LYNCH
SUPERVISING PRODUCER
JAYNE JUN
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
JAMES F. BURKE
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BLANCHE ROBERTSON
DIGITAL LEAD
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AMANDA SCHMIDT
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CHELSEY SAATKAMP
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JAYNE LISI
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STACEY DOUGLASS MOVERLEY
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JON BERMAN
ORIGINAL EPISODE PRODUCTION FUNDING PROVIDED IN PART BY
Arlene and Milton D. Berkman
Perpetual Kindness Foundation
Sun Hill Renewal Fund
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Arnhold Foundation
The Fairweather Foundation
Kate W. Cassidy Foundation
Charles Rosenblum
Kathy Chiao and Ken Hao
Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III
Filomen M. D’Agostino Foundation
Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust
Gregg Peters Monsees Foundation
Koo and Patricia Yuen
Sandra Atlas Bass
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BILL MURPHY
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
FRED KAUFMAN
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FUNDING
Support for Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons was provided in part by Arlene and Milton D. Berkman, Perpetual Kindness Foundation and Sun Hill Renewal Fund. Series funding for Nature is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The Arnhold Family in memory of Henry and Clarisse Arnhold, The Fairweather Foundation, Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, Charles Rosenblum, Kathy Chiao and Ken Hao, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Filomen M. D’Agostino Foundation, Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust, Gregg Peters Monsees Foundation, Koo and Patricia Yuen, Sandra Atlas Bass, and public television viewers.
TRANSCRIPT
- There they are, right there, right there.
Since I started photographing 399, it's been 15 years, - [Photographer 1] Grizzly Bear 399, she's known as the matriarch or the queen.
- [Photographer 2] But her fame makes everything more complicated.
- [Photographer 1] Bears that get close to people lose their normal fear response.
- [Photograher 3] There's just so many things that can go wrong.
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