Our Retail Ops Team dressed up as our Bears this year for Halloween: Last year folks from our Guest Relations and Services team dressed up as the wolf family. A few years ago Ro from Development dressed as me- check it out, here. Read more
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QuikPics: bears and watermelon
A friend shared the following photos with me. Also, I took a quick video of the bears lining up getting ready for the watermelons to come (notice the woodchuck in the back of the clip). Thanks for the pictures Courtney! Read more
Medicating the Bears
Every animals takes their medication differently. A few years ago, Jill made a post about how we get some of our animals to take their meds. Recently, we had Leslie out in Explore the Wild taking photos of some of our exhibits and she just happened to catch Janine and me giving our bears their dewormer. Just like your pets at home get prophylactic dewormers (medication that is intended to prevent parasites), we do the same for our animals hereRead more
Backyard bears
Not our bears, but check out this mama bear and her 5 cubs (yes- 5!). Click here, or go to the link below. http://ipad.aol.com/article/2015/08/21/family-finds-6-bears-bathing-in-their-backyard-pool/21225863/ Read more
Brr, it’s cold…where are the bears?
Our bear exhibit is large and it can be difficult to spot a bear in normal weather but when it is cold it can be very difficult. So, where are the bears when it is very cold? (Below) Yona in her hay bed on top of the cliff, in the background you can see the bear house where another bear likes to spend her time. (Below) Va in her hay bed on the cliff but it is on the oppositeRead more
Missing radios found by bears
Gus and Yona found the missing radios that we lost in the trees while cutting them off the fence during last week’s storm! Ranger Ro caught this photo of the bears talking about something… ideas? Gus looking particularly handsome with his scarf.Read more