Another Backward Glance
Summitt Bear is quite famous in the ABR roster. He came to ABR as a malnourished yearling in March, 2017, when he weighed just 23 pounds. He appropriated this particular…
Cooling Off, Cubby Style
Cooling off is important if you are a little bear with a black fur coat! Here are a few pictures of recent cubs who enjoyed the Cubby Pool or even…
Agreement Signed!
Today the long-awaited agreement between TWRA and ABR was finalized! It’s seemed like a very long time since we have had bears, but we were always optimistic that it would…
Remembering Swingin’ Viola Bear
Today we look back to 2018, when a tiny cub who was nicknamed Viola Bear was orphaned in Kentucky and brought to ABR. She weighed just 4.4 pounds when she…
Lush Foliage!
The hard work that the curators have been doing for the last several months has certainly paid off! Just look at the thick, lush foliage that is now growing in…
Another Generous Donation to ABR!
As you know, ABR has been working hard to upgrade our facility with the goal of an agreement with TWRA to again allow us to care for and rehabilitate bear…
Five Years Ago . . .
We are still in reminiscing mode as we look back just five years, to June, 2020. One of the orphaned cubs who came to ABR that month and year was…
Flashback to 2023
Since ABR still doesn’t have any 2025 cubs, we will again reach back into the files from previous years. This time we have HRH Rover Bear from the class of…
Another Look Back
Today we have some more “backward glances” at cubs who were in the class of 2014. This is a view up the road on June 23, 2014. Looks much like…
Video – a Bear Family
This video was submitted by a friend of ABR who filmed the bear family passing through their yard. They spent a little time there (the videographer states that they are…