The Grizzly Mauling That Changed Yellowstone National Park

In June 1972, 23-year-old Harry Walker left Alabama for the adventure of a lifetime. Days after arriving in Yellowstone National Park, he was killed by a grizzly bear. Harry's death exposed decades of controversial bear management practices and sparked a legal battle against the federal government. At the center of it all was a question that Yellowstone had been struggling to answer for generations: how do you keep bears wild while keeping people safe?

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Sources

Books:

Engineering Eden: The True Story of a Violent Death, a Trial, and the Fight over Controlling Nature by Jordan Smith

Articles:

• Martin v. United States, 392 F. Supp. 243 (C.D. Cal. 1975) :: Justia

• Dennis G. Martin, Administrator of the Estate of Harryeugene Walker, Plaintiff-appellee, v. United States of America, Defendant-appellant, 546 F.2d 1355 (9th Cir. 1977) :: Justia

• US Park Rangers Once Fed Bears to Draw Crowds | HISTORY

• History of Bear Feeding in Yellowstone National Park