CHECK THIS OUT, PULASKI HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BUILT A BETTER BEAR TRAP, AND YOU CAN COME OUT TO SEE THE TRAP.

Natural resources students at Pulaski Area High School put their design and construction skills to use and built a bear trap to assist DNR in responding to nuisance bears.

This is no small feat. The students designed and built a large, culvert-style trap made from aluminum tubing mounted on a trailer frame with a pressure plate and spring-activated door. Such a trap is worth thousands of dollars.

DNR wildlife staff will pick up the trap at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 31, at the Pulaski High School, providing a photo and interview opportunity for the media.  Reporters and photographers should check in at the Pulaski High School front desk prior to 9 a.m.

More information about bears expanding their range in Wisconsin – and how wildlife professionals are managing black bears – will be available at this event, as will the students and their teachers.

Pulaski High School is located at:

1040 S St Augustine St, Pulaski    (25 minutes NW of Green Bay; 45 min NNE of Appleton)