Bear shuffle
Due to the releases yesterday, some of the bears have been shuffled around a bit. Mackie was released; hence his former roommate, Eleanor, now has a new roomie, little Dell. …
Two more yearling cubs released!
Earlier today we reported that seven of the yearling cubs at ABR were released back into the wild. Before they left, the TWRA officers worked up 2 more. Apple and…
Releases today!
This was a BIG day at ABR. Eight TWRA officers in 6 trucks arrived this morning and began to evaluate the yearlings for potential release. It didn’t take long for…
New photos of two of our girls
Eleanor, our cinnamon black bear, weighed 18 pounds when she arrived on February 8. That was more than many of the other arrivals, but was still much less than she…
New photo of “Tiny” the 10-lb yearling
Tiny, the 10-pound yearling cub that was admitted on March 12th, is eating well and starting to gain weight. He is definitely not ready for release yet, not even large enough…
Our first BIG release of 2012 is…
Our first BIG release of 2012 is tentatively scheduled for this week. Cross your fingers that the weather is good and we can get some bears back in the wild where…
Another video of ABR yearlings
You are sure to enjoy this video on ABR’s YouTube channel. It shows an interaction between two of the larger yearlings that are in the Wild Side enclosure. They are…
Our unusual yearling, Eleanor
Did you know that the American Black Bear may have brown, cinnamon, light beige, silver-tipped, or even white fur? It is true – all of these colors occur in bears…
“Tiny” revisited
This is a recent photo of Tiny, yearling cub #18, who has been at ABR for 11 days now, having arrived on March 12th. He weighed just 10 pounds which accounts…
Meet #19 – alias “Dell”
It seems like we are reporting a newly admitted yearling cub almost every day. This little boy, named Dell, weighed only 10 pounds when he was found on March 21st. …