0
The orphaned bear, rescued after a forest fire in New Mexico's Lincoln National Forest in 1950, was moved to the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington DC, after receiving treatment for his burns in Santa Fe. Smokey Bear was so popular that in April of 1964, he was given his own zipcode, to help handle all the mail he received. Santa Claus was the only figure, more popular at the time. Smokey Bear passed away November 9, 1976. For more details, please see sites listed below.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Is Smokey Bear's zip code 20252?
Yes, it is. In 1964 the USPS gave Smokey Bear (there's no "the" in his correct name) his own zip code because he received so much fan mail sent to the national zoo in Washington, DC.
What kind of bear is Smokey Bear?
The living symbol of Smokey Bear was an American Black Bear cub (Ursus americanus) found in 1950 by firefighters of the springtime Capitan Gap wildfire in the Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, USA.He was rehabilitated, adopted, and sent to the National Zoo in Washington, DC to live out his bear existence as mascot of the US Forest Service. He became the zoo's most popular attraction. Due to receiving as much as 13,000 letters per week from schoolchildren, the US Postal Service assigned him his own personal Zip Code, 20252.Please see the related link below for more information and to get your Smokey On!
What type of bear is Smokey Bear?
Smokey was an American black bear.
Who is the oldest Ronald McDonald Smokey bear or the trix rabbit?
Smokey bear is 66yrs old. Trix rabbit is 53yrs old and Ronald McDonald is 47yrs old.
Is Smokey Bear still alive?
Sorry, but after 26 years of residency at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C, the original Smokey Bear passed away on November 9, 1976.See more information at the related Wikipedia link listed below:
What is smokey bear middle name?
Smokey Bear has NO middle name.
When was Smokey the Bear Sutra created?
Smokey the Bear Sutra was created in 1969.
Who has been around longer Ronald McDonald or Smokey Bear?
Smokey tha bear
Who came first Smokey Bear Ronald McDonald or trix rabbit?
Smokey bear
How did Smokey Bear die?
The living symbol of Smokey Bear was an American black bear three-month-old cub who in the spring of 1950 was caught in the Capitan Gap fire, a wildfire that burned 17,000 acres in the Lincoln National Forest, in the Capitan Mountains of New Mexico. He died November 9, 1976, of old age at the National Zoo.
Is pokey bear real?
I think you mean Smokey the Bear and yes he was a real. Today he is dead, but in 1900 he was found as a cub clinging to a tree in a forest fire. Rangers saved him and he spent his life in the National zoo a happy bear.
Is Smokey Bear a Grizzly bear?
No, Smokey Bear was a Black bear cub, orphaned by a terrible fire in the Lincoln National Park in New Mexico.
