Tweetsie and Sassafras
Yesterday we wrote about Dumplin’ Bear and his preparation for release. Today we’ll talk about the two girls who were released at the same time – Tweetsie (Dumplin’s sister) and…
Three More Releases!
The ABR cubs of 2020 are being released! As you know, siblings are released together, and all cubs are released as near as possible to the places where they were…
Free in Kentucky!
Today we have some images to share that were taken from a short video sent to us by the Kentucky wildlife officers. They took these as the cubs were released…
Harlan Bear
Yesterday we told the story of our little “cow cub,” Ferdinand. Today we’ll reminisce about out other Kentucky boy, Harlan Bear, who was also returned to KY for release on…
Kentucky Boys Released!
In our last post we showed how the ABR curators were getting ready for upcoming releases of cubs. The two Kentucky male cubs, Ferdinand and Harlan, went through the workup…
Getting Ready
A month ago, we mentioned that more cub releases would be scheduled for January. So now here we are, and it is January. The curators opened the Acclimation Pens, to…
Clover and Friends
Clover Bear, in the Hartley House to monitor her leg issues, doesn’t have a chance to interact with her cub friends out in the Enclosure, but she does get along…
More Fun in Snow
We promised that we would have more snow pictures to share, and we do. These are mostly photos from the camera in Wild Enclosure #1 and they demonstrate again how…
Fun in the Snow
That unusual occurrence – a white Christmas in Tennessee – left enough snow on the ground that the cubs had a chance to play in it. Just like young children,…
No Snow in Hartley House
Our last post was about the snow (6 inches!) that fell at ABR, and how the cubs in enclosures 1 and 2 were enjoying it. Of course the snow did…