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Bear
Affair - more information
Above:
Woodland Park Zoo's two 900 pound brown bears attempt to get into a bear
resistant food container (left), and show campers why is isn't a good idea to
store food in your tent in the backcountry (right). Join us April 21 and 22,
2007 at the zoo! Pictures by Ryan Hawk, WPZ.
More
pictures from previous Bear Affairs: click here
Affair
at the zoo pays tribute to bears
WHAT:
Woodland
Park
Zoo’s second annual Bear Affair spotlights
bears in the wild and bears at the zoo – grizzlies, sloth bears
and Malayan sun bears. Enjoy keeper talks, enrichment treats for
the bears, mini-presentations on wild grizzly bears and conservation by the
Grizzly Bear Outreach Project (GBOP), bear discovery boxes, booths from
wildlife and conservation organizations and more.
Get a glimpse into natural
bear behavior as the zoo’s grizzlies tear through a non-safe campsite set up
in their exhibit. Watch how bear-resistant containers (provided by Counter
Assault and Animal Resistant Can) can discourage bears. Participate
in REI’s program, Promoting Environmental
Awareness in Kids (PEAK), on how kids can have fun and be safe outdoors while
learning the seven “Leave No Trace” principles of outdoor ethics. Enter a
raffle Saturday for a complimentary Bear Resistant Food Container provided by
Counter Assault.
WHEN:
Saturday-Sunday, April
21-22, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
·
9:30-3:00: Vendors and
safe camp display, with equipment provided by REI, North Meadow
·
9:30-3:00: GBOP display
and bear experts,
Northern
Trail
Tundra
Center
·
10:30: Sloth bears and
keeper talk, Asian bears
·
11:00:
Non-safe campsite demonstration and presentation by Chris Morgan from GBOP,
Northern Trail grizzly bear exhibit
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Noon: REI’s Promoting
Environmental Awareness in Kids (PEAK) presentation, North Meadow
·
1:30: Malayan sun bears
and keeper talk, Asian bears
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2:00:
Critter Can and Bear Resistant Food Container demonstration and presentation by
Chris Morgan from GBOP, Northern Trail grizzly bear exhibit
WHERE:
Woodland
Park
Zoo South Entrance:
N. 50th St.
&
Fremont Ave N.
West Entrance:
N. 55th St.
&
Phinney Ave. N.
COST:
Bear Affair is free with zoo
admission: Adult (13-64) $10.50; Child
(3-12) $7.50; Toddler (0-2) Free. Seniors and disabled receive a discount and
zoo members receive free zoo admission year-round. Parking: $4.00. Zoo hours:
9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. daily. Beginning May 1 through September 30: 9:30 a.m.-6:00
p.m. daily
INFO:
For more information
about Bear Affair, call 206.684.4800
for more information or visit www.zoo.org. For more information about the
Grizzly Bear Outreach Project, log onto www.bearinfo.org.
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