Was there ever a real Smokey Bear? Kind of. In 1950, crews battling a wildfire in New Mexico heard there was a bear cub alone near the fire line. The blaze nearly killed about 30 firefighters ...

A grizzly old time is being had at the Ohio zoo as staff tend to a newborn sloth bear and drum up help for what to name her.

Both the Smokey Bear character and the real life Smokey hail from Washington, D.C. In 1950, an orphaned bear cub was rescued from a wildfire in New Mexico and brought to Washington to live at the ...

and they had a bear cub that climbed a tree to escape the fire. And though he was badly burned, he was safe, and due to his bravery, the local wildland firefighters named him Smokey.” ...

Smokey Bear has been the face of wildfire prevention, and as a symbol to remind campers and outdoor enthusiasts alike, that ...