ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – It’s a problem we all face: what to do with all those leftover vegetables so they don’t go to waste? The Alaska State Fair, in conjunction with the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, has devised a solution to the age-old problem: feeding them to the bears.
“This year, they’re getting a lot of cabbage. That was pretty cool to see. We’ve got some carrots mixed in. Everybody loves carrots, and then we also have some zucchinis,” Executive Director for the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, Sarah Howard, said.
With so many vegetables to choose from, the animals get a smorgasbord of options, which provide them with enrichment as well as a healthy meal, but some are more skeptical than others…