Both Charlie Russell and Captain Paul Watson were friends of Timothy Treadwell, the main subject of Werner Herzog's documentary "Grizzly Man". Charlie Russell warned Timothy that if he did not use bear spray and electric fencing he will make it more likely to be killed by a Grizzly Bear and thus confirm the myth of the dangerous Grizzly Bear. Captain Paul Watson was told by Timothy that he originally wanted to commit suicide by being eating by a Grizzly Bear but the bear did not oblige and that changed his life.