Submitted by: Christina Meister
The Northwest Bear Education Trailer has a new star on the road who's 450 pounds and very furry.
The Northwest Bear Education Trailer has a new star on the road who's 450 pounds and very furry.
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| The Northwest Bear Education Trailer's Grizzly Bear Display |
With claws the size of your finger and a nose that can smell
for miles, this grizzly is a rare sight in
Washington but is very common in his native Montana. Unfortunately, this specimen
died in a road accident just outside of St. Ignatius but his legacy
will live on as a permanent installation in our mobile bear education display.
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| The Northwest Bear Education Trailer |
Built in 2011, the exhibit travels throughout Washington bringing
bear safety awareness training to visitors of all ages. Animals like this one help
guests learn more about bear anatomy while providing a real-life comparison
between grizzly and black bears.
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| The Northwest Bear Education Trailer's Grizzly and Black Bear Displays |
The grizzly was donated to us by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai
Tribes and was secured by Jamie Jonkel of Montana Fish, Wildlife and
Parks. It was then mounted by Bird Works
Taxidermy of Missoula, Montana.
We are grateful to our partners who help us educate the
public about bears and other large carnivores.
We hope that our work will keep bears (and humans) out of harm’s way.
For more information on the Bear Education Trailer, please
visit http://westernwildlife.org/.
For a list of upcoming outreach events visit http://westernwildlife.org/upcoming-events/.
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