Yearlings Released! (part 1)
On April 11, 12, and 13 most of the 25 yearlings at ABR were released for their second chance in the wild. This will be a long post, as we…
Finnegan’s Weaning Bowl
If our little two-and-a-half-month-old black bear cub, Finnegan Bear, were still in the wild with his mother she would not begin to wean him for several more months. As a…
Finnegan Bear on the Attack!
Finnegan Bear is the two-month-old black bear cub currently housed in the Cub Nursery at Appalachian Bear Rescue. He arrived almost a month ago, weighing just 2.9 pounds. Now, after…
Finnegan’s Formula
The two-month-old black bear cub being cared for at ABR has grown since his arrival, thanks to the rich bear replacement formula. We reported on Curator Coy’s clever “Cub Feeder,”…
Finnegan and His Cub Feeder
Recently, we showed you the very creative invention that Curator Coy devised to allow Finnegan to get his bear milk replacement formula without having to be held. This is very…
Bears, Pears and Play – New Video
Is there anything cuter or more appealing than black bear cubs and yearlings? It seems to us that they are absolutely appealing as they go about their business of being…
Finnegan, Acorn and Yearlings
Finnegan Bear seems to like his new feeder that Curator Coy devised. We have a photo of him snoozing beside it, having eaten and then fallen asleep before finishing his…
Curator Coy’s Invention for Finnegan
Appalachian Bear Rescue strives to keep interaction with our furry residents at an absolute minimum to avoid any possibility of habituating them to humans. When it comes to a cub…
Finnegan, Cedar and Cornelius Bear
We have three photos to share today, of the three bears in the title of the post. All are doing well. Finnegan, as a small cub, is growing rapidly. Here…
Yearlings in Trees
As you have seen, if you’ve been following Appalachian Bear Rescue, black bear cubs and yearlings spend a great amount of time in trees – sometimes very high in trees. …