Kobuk the Black Bear Encounter
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 08/29/2026
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Participate in AWCC’s quality animal care practices by working with AWCC staff to make dietary and/or engaging enrichment items for Kobuk the black bear. Participants will then place enrichment items inside Kobuk’s habitat and watch him enjoy!
Enrichment examples include puzzle feeders filled with produce and decorated with peanut butter; biodegradable tubes decorated, scented, and filled with treats; decorated boxes filled with animal hair and kibble; grass clippings sprayed with perfume for scent enrichment which Kobuk likes to roll in, and antlers painted in syrup and sunflower seeds. All these fun “crafty” enrichment projects will be made by you, then you get to hide them in Kobuk’s habitat and watch him seek them out and engage with your enrichment craft.
This 45-minute program is offered on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays (rain or shine) at 2:45 pm from June 18 to August 31. Space is limited to 4 people. Must be 12 years and older. [Disclosure: there will be no physical touching of Kobuk.]
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