Like a lot of folks, I was saddened to learn of the death of Speedy, arguably one of Chilkoot’s most observed, loved and photographed bears. It is a tragic end to a bear that learned to tolerate people and provided thousands of hours of enjoyable viewing for visitors and locals alike. Bears learn tolerance through repetitive, benign interactions and Speedy was an example of how tolerant and human-habituated Chilkoot bears have become. Habituation is neither…