Pike Place fish-throwers toss salmon to bears at Seattle zoo
Seattle's famed fish tossing goes to the bears (The Associated Press)
Ryan Dehn, a fishmonger from Pike Place Fish Market, prepares to toss a salmon to grizzly bears at the Woodland Park Zoo, Thursday, June 2, 2016, in Seattle. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)
Ryan Dehn, a fishmonger from Pike Place Fish Market, prepares to toss a salmon to grizzly bears at the Woodland Park Zoo, Thursday, June 2, 2016, in Seattle. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)
Ryan Dehn, a fishmonger from Pike Place Fish Market, tosses a salmon to grizzly bears at the Woodland Park Zoo, Thursday, June 2, 2016, in Seattle. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)
SEATTLE — Fishmongers from Seattle’s iconic Pike Place Market tossed salmon to grizzly bears at the Woodland Park Zoo to help raise awareness about the animals.
The famous fish-throwers were on hand Thursday to feed the bears and promote the zoo’s upcoming Bear Affair conservation day Saturday and Washington state’s Bear Awareness Week, June 4-12.
Grizzly bears have been listed as a threatened species since 1975, although they were briefly delisted in 2007 before a lawsuit reinstated the protections.
