Texas Black Bear Alliance’s own Vice Chair (and Bears ETC founder) Kati Krouse will be presenting on “Captive Bears and Their Conservation Value.”
Kati is the Executive Director of Bears Etc., a Bear & Exotic Animals Rescue & Sanctuary, and has been passionate about animals, and their well-being for her entire life. She and her husband founded Bears Etc. to leave the world better than they found it by connecting people with nature and giving them and their rescued animals a PEACE of the Wild.
Kati went to Veterinary Technology School at Purdue University where she minored in Wildlife Management and Natural Resources and tracked wildlife and exotics. Over the last 25 years she’s worked in corporate, private practice, and nonprofit facilities, and has run her own pet grooming, pet training, and pet sitting/boarding businesses.
Kati currently lives in Montgomery and sits on the board as Chair of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, is a diplomat for the Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce, Vice President of the Texas Black Bear Alliance, and sits on the Advocacy Committee for the Big Cat Sanctuary Alliance. She is also a 5th generation farmer and is a certified Master Gardener. She believes in sustainable farming using plants working together instead of using harsh fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides. She cares about her community and leaving it better than she found it.
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm on Zoom. Click here for details!