Smokey Bear is an American campaign and advertising icon of the U.S. Forest Service in the Wildfire Prevention Campaign, which is the longest-running public service announcement …

Smokey Bear is an official mascot of the USDA Forest Service, created in 1944 as part of a national campaign to educate campers and others on forest fire prevention and safety. A black …

In the 1950s, when an orphan bear cub with severe burns was rescued from a wildfire, he became the living symbol of Smokey Bear. His story further inspired Americans to do their part in …

Where was Smokey Bear found? Smokey was found in an unwanted human caused 17,000 acre forest fire in the Capitan Mountains near Capitan, New Mexico.

Aug 9, 2024 · 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 …

Jul 14, 2025 · On May 9, 1950, firefighters found a small black bear cub holding onto a burned tree in New Mexico’s Lincoln National Forest. The tiny animal survived a huge wildfire that tore …

Smokey was born in 1950 in the Lincoln National Forest in New Mexico, where he was found badly burned. Despite the odds for survival, he was nursed back to health by veterinarians in …

In 1950, when a black bear cub was rescued from a burning forest in New Mexico, he was named Smokey and sent to Washington, D.C., where he lived at the National Zoo.

Oct 9, 2024 · On May19th, 1950 a small and badly burned bear cub was found by soldiers from Fort Bliss and the Taos Pueblo Snowballs (firefighters) who had been called in to help fight a …

Aug 13, 2025 · Smokey Bear was inspired by a real bear cub rescued from a wildfire in New Mexico in 1950. The cub, who had burns on his paws, survived and became a living symbol of …