Exciting News x 2!
Things are getting busier at ABR. We had predicted that Summitt Bear would soon be out in a Wild Enclosure, and sure enough, that’s where he is now. That is…
Food Service in The Cub House
Summitt Bear, our 14-month-old yearling, seems to have adjusted well to the Acclimation Pen outside The Cub House. He spends most of his time up as high as he can…
Summitt Bear Up High; Curator Coy Busy
The 14-month-old yearling bear at ABR, nicknamed Summitt, is a typical black bear in that he prefers to be up as high as possible. Being up high means safety for…
As Expected . . .
In our last post we showed the open door between The Cub House and the Acclimation Pen. Summitt Bear peeked out but stayed put in the safety of The Cub…
New Opportunity for Summitt Bear
On April 4th the vets at the University of Tennessee Vet School asked our curators to bring Summitt Bear back in for a checkup. They wanted to be sure he…
Summitt Bear in the Cub House
As we reported in our last post ABR Bear #258, nicknamed Summitt Bear, was moved from the Cub Nursery into The Cub House when he showed by his behavior that…
Summitt Bear To The Cub House
In our last post we showed you how Summitt Bear was indicating that he wanted out of the confinement of the Cub Nursery pen. He was, literally “climbing the walls,”…
Summitt Bear Wants Out!
ABR Bear #258 aka. Summitt Bear, had been at ABR for not quite four days, confined to a pen in the Cub Nursery as we reported in our last post. …
Summitt Bear – Eat and Sleep
Our 14-month-old yearling , Summitt Bear arrived at ABR on March 27th. As we wrote in our last post, the little bear was underweight, dehydrated and so anemic that he…
Breaking News – ABR’s First 2017 Bear!
As you know, ABR has been cub-less since November 2016. We’ve been able to get a lot done during the past four months, and our facility is in tip-top condition…