OC ZOO WELCOMES NEW BEAR
THE YOUNG, ORPHANED BLACK BEAR WILL SOON BE ON EXHIBIT
(Orange, Calif.) – The OC Zoo volition innovate its newest animate beingness – a immature California dark deport – at a especial event Saturday, July 25. The woman individual bear, named Elinor, is believed to live a footling to a greater extent than than ane twelvemonth old. Her official welcome volition guide hold house at 1:30 p.m. during the OC Zoo’s Zookeeper Appreciation Day event. Elinor was found final twelvemonth wandering lone inward Humboldt County equally a immature cub in addition to is believed to guide hold been hitting yesteryear a car. The cub recovered, simply would non guide hold survived inward the wild. Elinor found a novel abode at the OC Zoo via the Calif. Department of Fish in addition to Wildlife. The OC Zoo cares for animals native to the desert southwest that cannot live released to the wild due to wellness or socialization issues.
“This deport volition live a nifty improver to the OC Zoo,” Chairman Todd Spitzer, Orange County Board of Supervisors, Third District, said. “The OC Zoo gives orphaned in addition to injured animals a 2d guide chances in addition to helps to railroad train visitors virtually wild fauna that lives inward in addition to to a greater extent than or less Southern California.” Elinor in addition to the zoo’s other bear, Yo-Yo, volition live on demonstrate alternate days for the security of both animals. Introducing immature animals inward enclosures alongside older, established animals frequently carries a risk.
OC Zoo staff plans to house Elinor on demonstrate inward the deport enclosure Mondays, Wednesdays in addition to Fridays to allow the novel deport larn accustomed to her novel surroundings. Yo-Yo, volition live on demonstrate Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays in addition to Sundays. Those wishing for a sneak peek at Elinor prior to the official welcoming result may view the zoo starting July 13. However, OC Zoo animate beingness keepers volition live carefully monitoring the novel deport in addition to her fourth dimension inward the enclosure volition live dependent champaign to final infinitesimal changes. The OC Zoo is located inward Irvine Regional Park, at 1 Irvine Park Road inward Orange. The zoo is opened upwards weekdays from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and weekends 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is $2.
