Curator Coy Graduates!
Curator Coy has completed his Master’s degree at UT in Wildlife and Fisheries. His thesis was about the GPS collar study he did on the cubs of 2015-2016. Coy worked…
And Now There Are Four
After the recent releases of cubs from ABR (total of five released so far) our cub population is down to just four individuals. Two of the female cubs, Viola and…
Triplets Release – Part 2
In our last post we showed a review of the lives of the ABR triplets (Cherry, Ruff and Tumble Bear). Today’s post will show how their workup and release went. …
Triplet Cubs Released!
The number of cubs being cared for at ABR is decreasing rapidly with the release of the triplets – Ruff, Tumble and Cherry Bear. As we have done before, we’ll…
Release of Willow Bear – part 2
Our last post was a review of Willow’s life at ABR, from her arrival as a tiny, four-month-old cub with serious injuries, to the fine, healthy, ten-month-old cub she is…
Willow Bear Released!
It’s release time – in order for the cubs to get to their new, wild homes and have time to find dens and prepare for their winter sleep. We told…
Persimmon Bear Released!
In our last post we showed how healthy Persimmon Bear has become in the care of ABR. And on December 4th, she was deemed ready for release back into the…
Look at Her Now!
Just a few weeks ago, Persimmon Bear was hit by a car in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Rescued and brought to ABR after a checkup at the UT…
Lethargic Bears
Yes indeed – the bear cubs are lethargic these days, and seem to be getting more so. We only had one photo for the last post, and today we could…
Sleeping In
As we have said before, at this time of year the cubs begin to feel lethargic, not eating as voraciously or quite as much as they did a few weeks…