Black Bear Day -- 05-16-09

Holderness, N.H. – Squam Lakes Natural Science Center hosted a special day to teach about the fascinating and resourceful native New Hampshire Black Bear. All ages were admitted to the trails for a special reduced fee of $8 (admission, as always, was free for members and children ages 2 and under). New Hampshire Fish & Game Biologist Andrew Timmons presented a talk about Black Bear ecology at 10:30 a.m. Visitors viewed the Science Center’s two resident Black Bears and volunteer docents were on hand to answer Bear trivia questions. There were crafts and story time for children. Admission to the Science Center includes access to the ¾-mile Gephart Exhibit Trail, where visitors can enjoy and learn from exhibits, which feature live native New Hampshire wildlife in natural settings. In addition to Black Bears, the exhibits include Mountain Lions Red Fox, Fisher, White-tailed Deer, River Otter, Striped Skunk, Bald Eagle, Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Red-shouldered Hawk, Broad-winged Hawk, and American Kestrel.

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items are from 21 May 2009.