More releases!
On April 10th, two more ABR bears were released back into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Two females, Parker and Bella, were admitted on March 2nd. Each of them…
Photos from the Wild Side
The pleasant weather has brought the Wild Side bears out into the fresh air. They are busy climbing trees and having fun while waiting for their own turn at a…
Photos from the Wild Side – 2
Looking at these bears, you would never know that they were so small just a few months ago. Each of these yearling cubs now weighs at least 40-50 pounds, we…
ABR website revision!
NEWS FLASH! The ABR website has been revised and updated! We have needed this for a long time, and a volunteer has made the necessary changes to the long-dormant website. We…
Two more releases!
Today, April 9th, two more of the ABR yearling bears were released into their new, wild habitat to have a second chance at a wild life. We are happy to…
ABR in the news!
Recently, The Blount County Daily Times had a great article about ABR and our bears. Read it here. There is a photo of one of the bears, and links to…
Is this happening in your community?
As we reported yesterday, it is getting harder to provide photos of our yearlings these days, as they are most active at night. When we came across this article about urban…
What are the bears doing now?
Thanks to all of you, the bears are at the point where they can enjoy the beautiful Spring! Unfortunately, pictures and videos are much more difficult to obtain now. So…
Tree climbing 101
Here are a few of the bears out in the Wild Side enclosure. Someone suggested that perhaps this was a “class in tree climbing” but bears don’t really need instruction…
Answering release concerns
We have had a number of questions about the recent releases and the sizes and conditions of the yearlings who were released. First of all, remember that the mission of…