Louisville Zoo offers teens chance to see polar bears in wild

May 4, 9:35 PMLouisville Parenting ExaminerLori Soard

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Louisville Zoo offered teen volunteers the chance to enter a contest through Polar Bears International and see polar bears in the wild. The two teens, who came up with a way to reduce carbon emissions in their own community, will go on a trip for six days to Churchill in Manitoba, Canada. They will have the opportunity to see polar bears in the wild, go dog sledding and view the beautiful Northern Lights.

"It was amazing to win," Farkas said. "This project means a lot to me, and seeing how many people signed on and responded to our pledge brings me hope for polar bears and other creatures in the future."

Goldstein was in agreement: "We are so excited, and privileged, to have been a part of this amazing project. We are very proud to be able to represent the Louisville Zoo, and to be grouped with the other teams who were finalists. They are all incredible. We want to thank the zoo for supporting us in this project and to thank Louisville for tehir support in helping us reduce energy use in pursuit of our goal of saving the polar bears."

You can get more information at their Project Polar Bear website at louisvillezoo.org/projectpolarbear.