Heber City • One of the world’s largest predators can be found lumbering around the bubbling Daniels Creek in Heber City.

Tank the grizzly bear is not a native Utahn, but his ancestors are. On the property he calls home also sits a traditional pioneer cabin, built in the 1870s, a time when grizzlies still roamed the region.

The cabin will probably still stand when the next grizzly bears return to Utah , likely in part due to habitat conservation efforts from Tank’s human parents, Doug and Lynne Seus. The Seuses, now in their early 80s, have raised grizzlies by hand since the 1970s.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) The grizzly bear Tank grazes at the home of Doug and Lynne Seus in Heber City on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025.

And you’ve probably seen their bruins on the silver screen.

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