Treadwell's Impact on National Geographic

While doing some personal research on Treadwell, I came across this article in National Geographic.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/0812_050812_grizzly_man_2.html.

I am curious to know everyone's opinion on this article, as it seems to demonstrate both positive and negative ways to view Treadwell's main goals. While some experts seem to think that his mission ultimately taught nothing except "how NOT to act around bears," some think that his mission to educate the public and habituate the bears worked to a very large extent, and might have had a serious impact on the mainstream viewers and readers.

The main purpose of the article seems to examine whether or not the thought of habituating bears, or telling people that they can, is actually a good idea. Will this increase the amounts of people killed by bears, or will it lead activists to pursue more work from a safe distance?