Smokey Bear
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Owner:
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Released:
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Wednesday, June 23, 2004
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Origin:
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Maine, United States
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Recently Spotted:
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In Audubon TB Inn
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I'm a simple Smokey Bear keyring using the copy tag from a long ago dissapeared cactus travel bug.
Smokey’s Story
The living symbol of Smokey Bear was an American black bear cub who in the spring of 1950 was caught in the Capitan Gap fire, a wildfire that burned 17,000 acres in the Capitan Mountains of New Mexico. The fire was in the Lincoln National Forest. Smokey had climbed a tree to escape the blaze, but his paws and hind legs had been burned. He was rescued by a game warden after the fire.
A local rancher who had been helping fight the fire took the cub home with him, but he needed veterinary aid. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Ranger Ray Bell took him to Santa Fe. His wife, Ruth, and their children, Don and Judy, cared for the cub. The story was picked up by the national news services and Smokey became an instant celebrity. He and the Bells were featured in Life Magazine cementing his star status. Soon after, Smokey was flown to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., where he lived for 26 years. Upon his death on November 9, 1976 Smokey's remains were returned by the government to Capitan, New Mexico, and buried at what is now the Smokey Bear Historical Park.
We visited the Park and grave a few years ago and recommend the interesting museum.
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