Enclosure #2 at Night
The six cubs in Wild Enclosure #2 can choose where they want to sleep. They have the entire enclosure, including the trees at their disposal. On a recent night, though,…
Sad and Happy News
In an animal rescue operation like Appalachian Bear Rescue there are moments of extreme sadness as well as moments of joy. It’s been said that we experience a roller coaster…
New Digs for Sparks Bear
Sparks Bear, our yearling who came to ABR in May, was in Wild Enclosure #4. But he didn’t seem as comfortable there after the other yearling, Mulberry, arrived recently. So…
Chicory and Clover
The two little 6-month-old female cubs residing in the Hartley House are still not socializing as much as we might expect. They get along, but just don’t choose to be…
A Yearling and Two Cubs
The yearling in today’s post is Mulberry, who is in Acclimation Pen #4. He is getting used to it, sort of, but we know he’d rather be outside. The two…
Sparks Plays!
We often see the cubs playing with objects and with each other, but our yearling, Sparks Bear, is most often seen resting on his platform. We are sure you’ll be…
A Hot Day
Our weather has been hot recently with highs in the 90s. If you’re a bear with a black fur coat, you have to find ways to keep as cool as…
Another Birthday!
As you may recall, ABR has designated the 22nd of January as the official birthdate of all of the bears that we care for. Each month is a special birthday,…
Updates
We have updates on a few of the ABR bears today and will have others next time. We start in Wild Enclosure #4, where Sparks Bear, our yearling, has been…
A Very Hot Day
We tend to assume that bears, in their black fur coats, must hate hot weather. But we’d be wrong. At least when it comes to bear cubs, they take the…