Statistics
Name
- Yogi ( name given by circus owner)
Species - Ursus Americanus - North
American Black Bear
Origin - exact location unknown
Born - January/February 1990
Sex - male
Weight - healthy 400 to 450 pounds
Arrival at Bear With Us - April 19,
1995, very fat and healthy
Yogi also a circus bear
was never forced to perform. He was aquired as a young cub and was
kept as a pet or mascot. Well fed, Yogi's owner heard about the
plight of Molly through the media in England. Looking for a good
home for his maturing and growing bear, Yogi's owner called the World
Society for the Protection of Animals in England and asked them to help
find Yogi a home. The owner of the English circus was put in touch
with Mike McIntosh of Bear With Us in Ontario, Canada and it was decided
that Molly should have some companionship, and Yogi would be it.
The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) in the UK
coordinated with the WSPA office in Canada and Yogi's flight was
arranged from the UK to Canada and paid for by the WSPA.
Bear With Us does not
want captive born bear cubs. Yogi was given a vasectomy.
Molly and Yogi have been companions to each other since 1995.
They live in a large
enclosure with natural earth substrate, pond and trees.
Yogi and Mike "getting to know each
other"