World Wildlife Day – 2024

On World Wildlife Day, an Orphaned Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), named Juniper, climbs about in her enclosure at the Woodland Park Zoo. The National Park Service is evaluating the reintroduction of Brown Bears to the North Cascades. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a draft plan that is moving forward. Proponents say Grizzly Bears are an indicator species and a sign of a healthy ecosystem. The last confirmed sign of them was in 1996.