Get 'Bear Aware' At Deltona Regional Library

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Deltona, FL- Stephanie Williams will present a free Bear Aware workshop at 5:30 p.m.

Monday, June 27, at the Deltona Regional Library, 2150 Eustace Ave.,

Deltona.

Williams, education director for the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical

Gardens, will offer tips on how to co-exist with Florida black bears.

She’ll also explain how vital these large mammals are to the

ecosystems in which they live and how important it is to protect their

habitat.

The zoo recently broke ground on a new bear exhibit with three Florida

black bears to educate the public on how to co-exist with bears and

other wild animals that may venture into urban neighborhoods.

Reservations are not required. For information, call the library at

386-789-7207, option 1, then 4.