Photos: Bear Aware at the Alaska Zoo

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Izzy, a 5-year-old orphaned brown bear from King Cove, stomped on this new style bear resistant trashcan until he gained access to the treats inside during the Bear Aware event at the Alaska Zoo on Mother's Day Sunday, May 10, 2015.

The resident brown bears at the Alaska Zoo tested bear-resistant trash cans during a Bear Aware event held on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 10.

A new style of bear-resistant trash can being tested didn't hold up as well as the Otto BearSaver, which hasn't failed in seven years of testing. Izzy succeeded in getting into the new-style trash can during the event.

The Alaska Department of Fish & Game and the Anchorage Bear Committee had five activity stations during the event to help teach bear awareness principles.