The night that changed how America sees its wild places forever.
Since the opening of Glacier National Park in 1910 there never had been a reported fatal bear attack until one summer night in 1967, when grizzlies, in 2 remote areas of the Park, attacked campers and killed 2 young women. The dramatic and tragic story of that night, and how it influenced the fate of the grizzly.
Direction
Chambers lets silence and landscape do the horror work.
Production
Stunning Glacier footage that betrays the terror beneath.
Director
Gus Chambers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This attack directly led to the Endangered Species Act listing of grizzlies and modern bear-proof camping regulations.
The 'Night of the Grizzlies' became shorthand for wilderness hubris; it took decades for Glacier to recover tourism numbers.
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