Cubs and Crows
Since ABR is located in a forested area close to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, we often have other critters who visit. Some, like the crows in today’s post,…
Hiding Cubs
On their six-month assumed birthday (ABR assigns the date of January 22, which is midway in the possible birthdays of new cubs) our three little cubs chose to hide from…
C’mon Cubs,Get Together!
We have reported that the three cubs in Wild Enclosure #4, Finnegan, Andy and Eliza, have not been seen playing together or associating with one another. Andy and his sister…
Three Little Cubs
Since Lucinda Bear was released our bear population at ABR is now three cubs – siblings Andy and Eliza and solo cub Finnegan. While we have hoped the three would…
The Rest of the Story – Lucinda’s Release
Computer issues delayed this post, but here it is at last – the rest of Lucinda’s release story. Lucinda arrived at ABR on May 24th. She was a very underweight…
Preview – Lucinda Released to the Wild!
You may wonder why “preview.” It’s because we are going to show one photo, of yearling Lucinda Bear coming out of the transport cage on the truck today. There are…
Three Cubs Foraging
Curator Janet was able to confirm what the curators had thought, that Eliza and Andy Bear were, indeed, coming down from their tree to forage. She was able to take…
Lucinda and Two of the Cubs
In our last post we wondered how long it might take to capture Lucinda Bear in the baited Acclimation Pen for Wild Enclosure #3. Curator Coy is working on the…
Capturing Lucinda- How Long Will it Take?
As we have written, Lucinda Bear, the seventeen-month-old yearling at ABR has made good progress. She has gained necessary weight and her fur looks much better than when she arrived…
Still in the Same Tree!
In our last post we revealed that Finnegan, Eliza and Andy were in the same tree without huffing or swatting at each other. We are happy to report that when…