Staying Cool
It’s been very hot lately. Although bears in the wild don’t usually have any way to escape the heat, bears at ABR have the opportunity to cool off, and they…
Good Day for Iris Bear
Iris Bear (ABR Bear #292) arrived at ABR on May 14th and has been residing in an Acclimation Pen. With the departure for release of Hartley Bear, Iris was able…
Hartley Bear Goes Home!
After three months at ABR, our yearling bear, #282 Hartley, went back home to Kentucky on May 24th. His recovery, from being a malnourished, depleted thirteen-month-old to his current healthy…
Cubby Birthday!
ABR has chosen January 22 as the official birthday of every cub and yearling bear who comes our way. This date is approximately in the middle of the possible dates,…
Everyone Doing Well
All of the bears at ABR are doing well. Hartley Bear, the yearling from Kentucky, is nearing the end of his stay. He is very healthy and has gained weight…
Love in Wild Enclosure #3
Yearlings are way short of breeding age, which is at least 3 for females and even older for males. So it says in all the books by bear experts. Our…
Thieving Cubs!
A mystery developed recently, when the curators checked the Cub House and found the food bowls were gone! Curators played detectives and soon discovered the perpetrators. Not to be outdone…
Funny Cubs!
The five cubs at ABR – Boudreaux, Beignet, Bluebeary, Hucklebeary, and Blackbeary, are constantly on the move. As long as they are residing in the Cub House and Acclimation Pen…
A Bunch of Photos
Lots of photos in this post – of just about everybody. We start with the yearling who is seldom seen – Daffodil. The enclosure cam caught her several times. The…
Bear #292 – Iris Bear Arrives!
A fourth needy yearling bear has been admitted to ABR. On May 14th, a small yearling was repeatedly seen in a yard in Pittman Center, near Gatlinburg. TWRA captured the…