Smokey the bear cub is flown from Santa Fe, N.M., to his new home at the Washington National Zoo in a Piper J-3 Cub by New Mexico Assistant State Game Warden Homer C. Pickens in 1950.

Smokey Bear lived out the remainder of his days at the National Zoo as "the most popular exhibit the National Zoo has ever had, to this day." 5. He is one of the most recognized figures in the USA ...

“When Smokey the actual living bear was at the National Zoo, kids could send a postcard to Smokey, and Smokey would respond with a Junior Ranger kind of packet with instructions and activities ...

Smokey the bear cub is flown from Santa Fe, N.M., to his new home at the Washington National Zoo in a Piper J-3 Cub by New Mexico Assistant State Game Warden Homer C. Pickens in 1950.

Smokey Bear has celebrated 80 years of service preventing wildfires by acting ... Smokey went on to become a living symbol for wildfire prevention at his new home in the National Zoo in ...

But Smokey Bear was close to being a well-loved baby deer known as Bambi. ... Smokey was transported to the National Zoo in Washington D.C. where he lived until he died in 1976.

He spent the next 25 years at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., serving as an ambassador for wildfire prevention to the millions of people who visit the zoo every year.

A collaboration between the United States Forest Service, Ad Council and National Association of State Foresters, the fictional Smokey Bear was born through cartooning on Aug. 9, 1944, making the ...

Smokey the bear cub is flown from Santa Fe, N.M., to his new home at the Washington National Zoo in a Piper J-3 Cub by New Mexico Assistant State Game Warden Homer C. Pickens in 1950.

Smokey the bear cub is flown from Santa Fe, N.M., to his new home at the Washington National Zoo in a Piper J-3 Cub by New Mexico Assistant State Game Warden Homer C. Pickens in 1950. The little bear ...

Smokey the bear cub is flown from Santa Fe, N.M., to his new home at the Washington National Zoo in a Piper J-3 Cub by New Mexico Assistant State Game Warden Homer C. Pickens in 1950.