Visit ABR on Facebook!
ABR now has a Facebook page. Visit and check out the wonderful comments and stories about us.
Join us for Black Bear Expo!
Appalachian Bear Rescue, in cooperation with the Smoky Mountain Convention and Visitors Bureau, will host Black Bear Expo on Saturday, June 26th from 9:00 am to 5:00pm. This event is…
VisitSouth recommends Black Bear Expo!
The VisitSouth website has an article about ABR’s upcoming Black Bear Expo. The event, a day of fun and education about black bears, will be held at the Townsend Visitor…
More TV Coverage for ABR
Due to the recent unfortunate incident in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, when a visitor and a bear had an encounter resulting in the bear’s death, ABR and the…
ABR on TV!
WBIR, a Knoxville TV station, had a story about the release of several ABR yearling cubs. There are two videos on the website, as well. The first video clip shows…
Adversive Conditioning in Action
There is an article with very interesting video footage out of Washington State, that shows how wildlife officers use adversive conditioning to haze a bear that was coming too close to…
National Bear Awareness Week
We found this letter about Bear Awareness Week in the Salt Lake City Tribune. Although the letter speaks about Utah bears, the message applies to black bears everywhere. The Knoxville Zoo is…
Meet Butler and friend
Last month, we wrote about a small yearling from Carter County, TN. Because of where he was found, we are calling him Butler. After a month at ABR, Butler is…
Update on our 2010 cub!
Some of you have been anxious to see a picture of our first 2010 cub. This little guy came to us from Virginia, and although the folks who found this…
Name the Spectacled bear cubs at the National Zoo!
We came across this article about the two new cubs at the National Zoo in Washington, DC. The cubs were born in January, and are going to be on display for…