B.C. Enquirer: Zoo welcomes three black bears

Three orphaned bears from the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage have a new home at Binder Park Zoo. They are approximately six months old and could be seen jogging around the former snow leopard showcase recently, the Battle Creek Enquirer reports. Director of Wildlife and Conservation Jenny Barnett says the zoo thought “this would be a great opportunity to teach about bears and have people learn about how to live with bears.”

Barnett said the existing exhibit isn’t capable of holding three full grown black bears and will need an expansion, almost doubling the living conditions. This could cost $200,000 and will take plenty of fundraising to become a realistic goal.

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Source: Battle Creek Enquirer