Rufus Bear and “Cubs for Kids”
In the Mission Statement for Appalachian Bear Rescue, education is a major goal. We feel that in order to keep bears safe and thriving people need to be educated about…
Cubs in the Rain
It was a very rainy, cold day. The cubs at ABR might have retreated into one of the culvert dens to weather the storm, but instead they stayed up in…
Apple = Dinner Bell to Cubs
The sound of an apple falling in the Wild Enclosure is like a dinner bell to the cubs, especially to the smallest cubs in Wild Enclosure 1. Here we have…
A Tale of 3 Enclosures
We are experiencing an unusual set of circumstances this year. If you have followed our blog or the Facebook page, you know that the cubs who came to us earlier…
New Cub Photos
The ABR photographer of record, Ken LaValley, stopped by the other day to photograph some of the new, “second wave” cubs. You will remember that these are the smaller, malnourished…
Aster Bear Released!
As you know, ABR has had two cub releases in the past couple of weeks. The other four cubs that shared Wild Enclosure 3 with Aster had been trapped and…
Two More Cubs – #233 and #234
This continues to be a very busy year for Appalachian Bear Rescue. In the evening of December 9th, two more cubs arrived to join our 2015 “cub family.” Cub #233,…
Cubs in Wild Enclosure #1
We have photos of all but one of the cubs now residing in Wild Enclosure 1. Rufus Bear is not willing to make an appearance. Maybe he is camera shy,…
ABR Cub #232 – Herbie Bear
On December 6th ABR admitted Cub #232, nicknamed Herbie Bear. The little male cub was found in the Townsend area of Blount County. He is 10 months old, the same…
Petal Bear Released!
If you recall, when it was time to release the “first wave” cubs a few days ago, two of them – Petal and Aster Bear – did not cooperate. On…