But Smokey Bear was close to being a well-loved baby deer known as Bambi. In 1941, in the midst of World War II, one of the first forest fire prevention campaign posters […] Smokey Bear is ...

Smokey Bear, the beloved symbol of the U.S. Forest Service, turns 80 years old on August 9, 2024. He's been warning about forest fires and wildfires in the great outdoors for eight decades.

Nevertheless, Bambi does grow up to be a handsome buck who finds love and becomes the next Great Prince of the Forest. Everything ended with sweet joy and we could all sleep at night in peace ...

There, Smokey became the national symbol for forest fire prevention. He died in 1976 and was returned to Capitan, New Mexico, where he was buried in the State Historical Park, the department stated.