Jeff Traska will provide an interactive presentation to answer all of your burning questions about our Northwoods neighbor, the American Black Bear. The Wisconsin Black Bear Educational Center (WBBEC) was founded by Jeff, a lifelong outdoorsman and reformed sport hunter who has been fascinated by bears since childhood.
In the early 1980s, armed with state-of-the-art camera equipment, Jeff began his own personal study of black bears in the wild. He soon learned that bears are not the highly dangerous animals portrayed in so many sensational news stories, but instead are intelligent, gentle animals who play a critical role in the functioning ecosystems they inhabit.
Jeff Traska’s passion for bears eventually led him to provide a home for his first bear named Vince. Over time, Vince’s modest enclosure expanded into a spacious, natural compound now heralded as one of the best in the region. Vince was eventually joined by two other bears, Sunny and Moon, and most recently by Sky. All four bears enjoy a quality of life seldom experienced by bears in captivity.
Wisconsin Black Bear Education Center is a not-for-profit private sanctuary presently housing four black bears. The bears are allowed to roam freely throughout the six-acre center which features a freshwater waterfall and pond, natural vegetation for foraging, open meadows and numerous hibernation dens.
The Center is dedicated to encouraging its resident bears to use their natural instincts to live normal lives in order to provide close observation for learning purposes. This concept makes it unique to Wisconsin and the educational opportunities. It is one of the largest, most natural bear enclosures in the U.S.
The only way to visit the bears is by appointment:
https://wisconsinblackbears.com/wbbec/request-a-tour/
WBBEC Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/p/Wisconsin-Black-Bear-Education-Center-100064812035463/
No registration required, but seating is limited. Donations welcome.
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