Sad News – and a Video to Make You Smile
This isn’t a photo that you expect to see on our blog. It is an oak tree full of acorns, and is how we announced on our Facebook page the…
Another Cub – #227!
We don’t know how many more cubs we will admit to Appalachian Bear Rescue this year, but Cub #227, nicknamed Beaufort Bear, is with us now. Taken to the UT…
Charley B and the Tire Bridge
We are revisiting one of the larger cubs today. Charley B Bear (Cub #214) arrived at ABR in August and is residing with six other cubs in Wild Enclosure 4. …
Cub #225 and Cub #226
In our last post we told you about wild cubs and how they are starving due to the lack of natural food in the wild. It is truly a struggle…
Wild Cubs are Struggling – #224 Arrives!
It is very apparent that the bears and cubs in the wild are struggling to survive in this year of poor hard mast (acorns) availability. We continue to receive needy…
Cub House News
The two smallest cubs – #222 Shelby and #223 Tucker – are both in The Cub House now. The curator felt it was too cold for Shelby to remain in…
Smaller Cubs are Growing, Too!
Some of our more recent arrivals are growing larger and stronger. Look at these photos of the cubs in Wild Enclosure 2 – Tedford, Derby, Pumpkin and Gamble Bear. They…
Shelby and Tucker Bear Have Moved
If you remember Shelby Bear and Tucker Bear, the most recent arrivals, you know that they were extremely malnourished and dehydrated when they were rescued. Shelby weighed just 8.8 pounds…
The Cubs of Wild Enclosure 2
Recently, we posted that some of the newer residents, Cubs #217 (Tedford), #218 (Derby), #220 (Pumpkin) and #221 (Gamble) had finished their meds and were in Wild Enclosure 2, where…
Release Procedures
We thought you would like to see some of the many steps that make up a successful release. It isn’t a simple process! The night before the release day, the…