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Pike Place Market fish-throwers feed bears

By Associated Press
Published: June 2, 2016, 9:39pm
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Ryan Dehn, a fishmonger from Pike Place Fish Market, tosses a salmon to grizzly bears Thursday at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. The famous fish-throwers were on hand to feed the bears and promote the zoo&#039;s upcoming Bear Affair conservation day Saturday and Washington state&#039;s Bear Awareness Week, June 4-12. (Photos by Ted S.
Ryan Dehn, a fishmonger from Pike Place Fish Market, tosses a salmon to grizzly bears Thursday at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. The famous fish-throwers were on hand 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. (Photos by Ted S. Warren/Associated Pres) Photo Gallery

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.

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