New Bedford, MA - May 14, 2007 Artist Ross MacVicar will be donating a new wooden bear to the zoo on Bear Awareness Day, May 19 2007. Visitors will have a chance to be one of the first to see the new carving, and watch him create a beautiful piece of art out of an ordinary stump of wood. Carving demonstrations will begin at 10:30 am, and completed carvings will be available for purchase, with half of the proceeds being donated to the zoo.

Bear Awareness Day activities will take place from 1:00 - 4:00. Participants can learn about our black bears and their relatives, go on a "bear hunt" to find all the bears at the zoo, and even create a bear craft to take home. Fun for the whole family!

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Buttonwood Park Zoo is open year round, seven days a week from 10 AM to 5 PM. Admission: $6 adults, $4.50 Seniors and Teens, $3 children ages 3-12, children under 3 are free. For more information, call (508) 991-6178 or visit www.bpzoo.org.