How a Young Bear Eats
In order to rehabilitate orphaned bear cubs, Appalachian Bear Rescue must provide nutritious, natural foods. Since a large part of a bear’s diet is fruit, a variety of fruits are…
New Photo of Little Bit
Here she is, in her special recuperation cage inside the new Cubby Nursery. Yes, her nose still looks very sore. Curator Rick says that it had scabbed over and was…
Update on ABR Site Work
Moving Forward! Update on ABR’s Capital Cub Nursery Campaign! Thanks to your generosity, the Cub Nursery (part 1 of the campaign) was completed just in time to help Little Bit!…
Video of Little Bit!
A video of our newest, injured yearling cub, Little Bit, is now on YouTube. This footage was filmed several days ago, and it shows how she looked at the time…
Thanks for Your Efforts!
We are sorry that ABR did not win the 100 Cars for Good contest, but we did receive a $1000 prize from Toyota. We especially want to thank all of…
Lil Bit needs your votes to day!
This is Lil Bit. She has an injured nose that is healing very well. As we have stated in the past, bears have remarkable recuperative powers. She has been in a smaller cage…
Don’t forget to vote today! Meet the newest yearling cub.
We have a NEW resident yearling! She goes by the name of “Little Bit”! Little Bit Bear is about 15 months old, and weighs only 13 pounds. National Park Officers…
Don’t Forget to Vote on Wednesday!
Just 3 more days until you can vote for ABR in the 100 Cars for Good program! You can click on this link any time between 10:00 a.m. and 12:59:59 p.m.…
Loretta and Rose
Our two newest arrivals are doing well. Our curator reports that Loretta(the smaller bear) is calmer than her sister, Rose. She likes nuts and goes for peanuts and pecans first.…
REMEMBER! Just 5 more days until voting!
Watch our video about our selection for the 100 Cars for Good program by Toyota! Wednesday, May 23rd is our day, and if we win on that one day, we will…