Boomer’s Adventure
The UT vets gave the OK for Boomer Bear to be released from Acclimation Pen #2 into the Wild Enclosure. Here is how that went. We saw him leave the…
Chubbifying Cubs
The cubs and yearlings at ABR are working on getting chubby so they can be released back into the wild. At least, that’s the purpose of all the food provided…
More Updates
We’ve been updating you on the bears at ABR, and in this post we continue to do that. So there you have it – the bear updates for now. As…
More Cub Updates
We promised to update you on the rest of the cubs at ABR, after the arrival of the new yearling, Augustus Bear. So here goes – First up is Wild…
Bear #319 Arrives!
Yes, this is definitely a busy year for ABR! On Friday August 7th a ranger from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (who was actually an ABR Curator for a…
More Updates
After the departure of Chicory Bear, Clover, was let out of the Hartley House into Acclimation Pen #1. Then the curators decided that it was time to let her out…
Cub Updates
The ABR cubs, having been orphaned, don’t have mother bears around to teach them or tell them what to do and not do. However, since they have all the information…
ABR in the News
ABR – specifically, Curator Janet and our newest cub, Marmalade Bear, were featured in a newspaper article in the DAILY TIMES, the local paper for Maryville, TN. Here is a…
Wild Enclosure #1
It was a rainy day, and the only bears in view were a couple of the cubs in Wild Enclosure #1. The others were hidden in underbrush or up trees.…
Bear #318 Arrives!
On the morning of July 31st, Kentucky Wildlife Officer Tristan Curry brought another orphaned cub to ABR for care. The little female was the only one in her family to…