--- title: "Streamers Now Going Live With Grizzly Bears, Which Will Surely End Well and Not Like in “Grizzly Man”" description: "Popular live-streamers came dangerously close to a charging bear during a 12-hour marathon in the Alaska wilderness." date: "2026-08-27" modified: "2026-08-27" authors: - name: "Joe Wilkins" job_title: "Correspondent" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jwilkins" url: "https://futurism.com/science-energy/live-streamers-bear-grizzly-man-clout" categories: - "Biology" - "Science & Energy" --- # Streamers Now Going Live With Grizzly Bears, Which Will Surely End Well and Not Like in “Grizzly Man” ![A screenshot of two streamers sitting near a grizzly bear hunting for fish.]() *mayahiga via Twitch* More than 20 years after the horrifying death of Timothy "Grizzly Man" Treadwell, a few young bear fanatics are returning to the wild — not to commune with the grizzlies, as famously explored in Werner Herzog's [stomach-churning 2005 documentary](), but to chase online clout. A clip [circulating on Reddit]() shows a heart-pounding moment from a nearly 12-hour livestream filmed in the wilderness of Alaska. In the video, the popular streamers Maya Higa and FaZe Adapt sit together on a log, chatting nonchalantly as a massive grizzly bear lumbers toward them. "I think this is the same one that came over here earlier," Higa says. Having accepted that it's "too late to move" without provoking the bear, as they muse in the video, the streamers can only watch as the creature charges full-sprint into the adjacent river to snag a fish. "You got that bro?" Adapt asks the cameraman. "That's you. That's all you bro." https://www.reddit.com/r/LivestreamFail/comments/1vy8zu5/same_huge_grizzly_charges_for_a_fish_directly_in/ While Higa is well known for running a [wildlife sanctuary]() in Texas — a role she fuses with her online personality to educate viewers on conservation — it's hard to imagine either of the streamers have much experience around wild bears. Even Treadwell, who spend thirteen summers in Alaska compiling some 100 hours of bear footage, wasn't even remotely prepared for his encounters, evidenced by his [tragic death]() at the hands of one of his beloved grizzlies. All in all, the stunt perfectly captures the current state of the attention economy, in which common sense is commonly traded for viral clips. We just hope that this is the closest these two ever come to a wild bear — for their sake, as well as for the critters they're trying to film. **More on streaming:** *[Man Pleads Guilty to Making $8 Million by Creating Music With AI and Using Bots to Drive Zillions of Fake Streams]()* ## Author At Futurism, I focus on the intersection of technology and power — examining the economics, history, and politics behind today’s dystopian headlines. As a writer, I’m interested in topics ranging from AI’s impact on labor to startups nobody asked for. My prior work includes bylines in Jacobin, Verso, and Blue Labyrinths. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Forbes, The Guardian, MIT Technology Review, Time, The Nation, Mother Jones, The Verge, and Wired. I grew up in Michigan, attending Central Michigan University as well as Ball State University, where I earned a master of music. I now live in Brooklyn with my girlfriend and our cat Ziti. On weekends, you can find me hunched over a cold pint arguing geopolitics with the other transplants. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()