RS Vacations – Big Bear Lake, CA

Springtime is a wonderful time to visit the Big Bear Alpine Zoo. The weather is warming up under sparkling blue skies and the animals are emerging from their winter dens. Every day at noon, visitors can get up close and personal with one of the animals at the zoo. The keeper will bring out the animal of the day and share its history and fun facts.

Here is a look at some of the animals at our wonderful zoo:

Aurora, the Arctic Fox came to the zoo in April of 2012 when she was between one and three years of age. She was on the rooftop of a house in Beverly Hills for three days before Animal Control captured her and sent her to a rehabilitator. Since arctic foxes are considered to be a restricted species by Fish and Game and cannot be released in California she was sent to us. She is still a little shy and usually can be seen out in her exhibit in the morning and evening.

Hucklebeary, our three-legged Black Bear came to us after he was hit by a car and his leg was so severely damaged it had to be amputated. He was very young at the time and we weren’t sure he was going to survive, but he is doing great and has adapted very well to only having three legs. Huckleberry is a big fan of cookies.

Another of the Black Bears,Pooh came to us in 2012 when he was probably about 5 years old. He is the darkest black bear we have and he came to us from Fish and Wildlife. He had destroyed $8000 worth of bee hives and eaten the honey so he could not be left out in the wild since he seemed to have no fear of humans. He has a wonderful temperament and is settling in nicely to his new home. In addition to honey, Pooh loves marshmallows.

The Big Bear Alpine Zoo even has Timber Wolves!

Wakiza and Nova – they are sisters and who came to us in 2000. They, along with our male wolf Navarre, came to us from a facility that bred for the movie industry. If the pups were not used for movies, a permanent home would have to be found for them or they would have to be euthanized.

Navarre – our adult male came in 2002 from the movie industry. At first the girls pushed Navarre around a bit, but when he reached adulthood, he took his place as the alpha wolf. All three of them get along very well.

RS Vacations has several homes that are located close to the Big Bear Alpine Zoo. Come on up to Big Bear and get to know our family of animals in a unique and personal setting. Book your Big Bear Cabin today and come see what all the howling, growling and hooting is about!