ABR Educates
An important part of ABR’s mission is to educate people about black bears and how to coexist with them. ABR has volunteer educators who are trained to present this vital…
From a Distance
Colton Bear is demonstrating that he has learned his “Wild Bear” lessons well. Curators Coy and Rick only see him at a distance these days. Here is a photo that Coy…
Celebration of a Special Friend
ABR mourns the sudden passing of a dear friend, supporter, Board member, and valued volunteer, Betty Jones. A Celebration of her Life was held Saturday, November 17th at The Barn…
Elusive Colton
Our curators were able to catch enough of a glimpse of Colton Bear to take these photos. They think he may be testing out some potential den sites, as the next…
ABR Fall Newsletter on website
Thefall issue of the ABR newsletter, “Bear Tracks,” is now posted on our website. You can see it by clicking this link, which will take you to the newsletter page. Then…
Colton Bear work-up
Usually, an ABR bear is not worked up (weighed, tagged, tattooed, etc) until time for its release back into the wild. However, it was decided that Colton should have a…
Break-in at ABR!
Oh no! This is a photo of the damage done Saturday night by a wild bear at ABR. This is one of the recently completed metal buildings, being used for dry…
There he is!
Here is another photo taken by Curator Coy, when Colton came within his view the other day. The cage-like structure on the right is the acclimation pen or “crib” where…
Wild Colton Bear – a new glimpse
This time we have a photo that Curator Coy was able to snap quickly through the fencing around Colton Bear’s wild enclosure. It’s getting harder and harder to get these…
Colton, the Disappearing Bear
Our goal, in rehabilitating cubs at ABR, is to assure that they become wild before they are released. You may recall that when Colton Bear arrived a couple of months…