Easter is growing!
What a difference a couple of months of care can make in the life of a cub! In April, we posted the first picture of Easter with an article about her arrival…
What a difference a couple of months of care can make in the life of a cub! In April, we posted the first picture of Easter with an article about her arrival…
Yesterday we reported that several campsites in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are currently closed due to bear activity. Our mission includes educating the public about black bears, and…
We came across this story reported on Knoxville TV about several back-country campsites in the national park that have been closed due to bear activity. Hikers are advised to use extreme…
Apples, pears, and grapes, oh my! We give thanks before we eat. As you can see, our curator provides a bountiful variety of fruits for the growing cubs. We greatly…
In March, we wrote about our first 2011 cub, little Bobby Bear, who arrived at ABR weighing just over 3 pounds. Just look at Bobby now, after a couple of…
At the age of 4 1/2 months, our cubs are growing fast. They are always on the move, when they aren’t eating, and the activities of climbing, wrestling, and playing…
Appalachian Bear Rescue ABR would like to congratulate Bill Stiver who has been appointed as the Supervisory Wildlife Biologist in charge of Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s Wildlife Program. Bill…
Ham – I’m so handsome, do you think one of the new girls will notice me? Sissy – Oh Ham you are too much! You can see in these pictures…
Wow! Our tree has leaves! Sissy is wondering if bears should eat these things. Our curator has put branches with leaves into the climbing tree for the cubs. When they are…
I don’t like bees in my pad!I really don’t like beesEaster had a bad day with bees today. She wants to know why are they picking on me. If there…