Meet our Black Bears
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OscarEstimated to have been born in March of 2003, Oscar was found orphaned in November of the same year. He was spotted small, underweight, desperately trying to find a good meal in the resident's trash cans near a tree nursery in Deer Park, WA. We worked in conjunction with the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife to rescue Oscar from his garbage can home and bring him to our zoological center. After a thorough physical exam he was placed on medication and a specialized diet by our veterinarians. While Oscar's early life trauma has kept him from reaching average weight, he has defied odds and grown into a healthy, playful adult black bear.
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OsoOso-Much-Trouble is estimated to have been born in February of 2004 - which is exactly why we were shocked to have a bear cub weighing no more than twenty pounds brought to us in February of 2005. The Wildlife Department informed us they'd found him after a call about 'a bear in a bath tub,' and were referring to him as Oso, the Spanish word for bear. He was very sick upon arrival, with plenty of questions left unanswered about the first year of his life. But under the guide of our veterinarians Oso recovered fully, reaching a healthy weight that he maintains to this day. Being healthy has allowed for his personality to fully emerge, as well - which is precisely why he's evolved from just Oso to Oso-Much-Trouble, after all his cunning and mischievous games.
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