Photo Trip to Cades Cove!
An extra-special feature of our Black Bear Expo this year is a photo field trip to Cades Cove with a professional wildlife photographer, Chuck Cooper. Chuck has been an exhibitor…
Black Bear Expo – Saturday, May 5th!
It’s almost here – the 3rd Black Bear Expo will be held this Saturday, May 5th, at Trillium Cove Shopping Village on Lamar Alexander Parkway (Hwy 321) in Townsend, TN. …
Release Photos
On April 12, Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA) officers reclaimed 29 of the yearling cubs at ABR and transported them to their new, wild habitats. It was a busy day…
Bear Stories on Website!
As you know, ABR rehabilitates orphaned and/or injured cubs and yearlings who are rescued by wildlife officers and transported to our facility. Now you can read BEAR RESCUE STORIES with photos,…
Children’s Activities Now on Website
Here is another piece of news about our new website. The ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN that used to be on the blog, have all been relocated to the new and improved…
WOW! Have You Seen Our New Website?
We are very excited about the new ABR website. A very talented volunteer has completely revised and updated the website, and you can even view recent ABR Newsletters on the…
Meet Our New Curator!
ABR is now in the capable hands of Rick Noseworthy, who was the charter president of ABR. Rick is a retired professional forester with more than 30 years of conservation…
A New Photo of Eleanor’s Family
We shared a couple of photos of Eleanor and her “family” of yearling bears that are the same age as she is. Here is another one.
Sad news and glad news
ABR has some news to report. First, the sad news: Lisa Stewart resigned this week to explore other opportunities. Please help us wish her the best of luck for her…
Eleanor and her “babies”
As you know, if you’ve been following us, all but 6 of our yearlings were released recently. Eleanor, our “cinnamon” colored bear (black bears do come in several colors: black,…