smokey the bear lived at the national zoo after the fire.
smokey the bear lived at the national zoo after the fire.
where did smokey the bear live after the fire?
at the national zoo
"the washington post" ran a semi-humorous obituary for smokey, labeled "bear", calling him a transplanted new mexico native who had resided for many years in washington, d.c., with many years of government service. it also mentioned his family, including his wife, goldie bear, and "adopted son" little smokey. the obituary noted that smokey and goldie were not blood-relatives, despite the fact that they shared the same "last name" of "bear". "the wall street journal" included an obituary for smokey bear on the front page of the paper on november 11, 1976. "the new york times" published one as well; in fact, so many newspapers published articles and obituaries that the national zoo archives include four complete scrapbooks devoted to them (series 12, boxes 66-67).
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in 2004, smokey's 60th anniversary was celebrated in several ways, including a senate resolution designating august 9, 2004, as "smokey bear's 60th anniversary", requesting that the president issue a proclamation "calling upon the people of the united states to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities". according to richard earle, author of "the art of cause marketing", the smokey bear campaign is among the most powerful and enduring of all public service advertising:"smokey is simple, strong, straightforward. he's a denizen of those woods you're visiting, and he cares about preserving them. anyone who grew up watching "bambi" realizes how terrifying a forest fire can be. but smokey wouldn't run away. smokey's strong. he'll stay and fight the fire if necessary, but he'd rather have you douse it and cover it up so he doesn't have to."on the anniversary of finding smokey bear in the capitan gap fire, marianne gould from the smokey bear ranger district, eddie tudor from the smokey bear museum and neal jones from the local ruidoso, new mexico radio station created "smokey bear days" starting in 2004. the event celebrates the fire prevention message from the smokey bear campaign as well as wilderness and environmental conservation with music concerts, chainsaw carving contests, a firefighter's "muster" competition, food, vendors and a parade. the "smokey bear days" celebration is held in smokey's hometown of capitan, new mexico the first weekend of may every year.
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