Tartan Bear Doing Well
The undernourished, underweight little yearling, Tartan Bear has been at ABR for three days and seems like a different bear! Although he still doesn’t use his bed as a bed…
Tartan Bear at ABR
As we posted yesterday, Bear #347, nicknamed Tartan Bear, arrived at ABR from the park, where he was rescued. Here we see how his introduction to the facility played out.…
News Flash! Bear #347 at ABR!
On Wednesday April 6, 2022, ABR welcomed a small yearling bear, #347. A 14-month-old male, he was found in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and brought to ABR by…
A Curator Update
No, we don’t have a resident bear cub as yet, but Curator Tori did a Facebook Live a couple of days ago and we thought you would enjoy it. She…
Happy Outcome for Peace Bear!
As we reported, wildlife officers (TWRA and GSMNP) were looking for a suitable foster mother for our wee little cub. Fortune smiled on them when they found a denning female…
Bottle Feeding Peace Bear
As you probably know, ABR admitted the first cub of 2022 on March 4th. We have a video that shows his first night, when Curator Coy bottle fed the tiny…
News Flash – First Cub of 2022!
The first cub to arrive at ABR in 2022 was admitted on March 4th. It is a male Cub of the Year, born in January, so he is about 7…
Cub House Update
Today we have another Facebook Live for you. This one was on Zoom, and features both Curator Tori and Curator Coy. They show the most recent progress on The Cub…
Barbed Wire and Bears
As you know, the enclosures at ABR are surrounded with chain link fencing, topped with barbed wire and electrified wire. Sounds like an awful lot of “stuff,” doesn’t it? In…
Protecting the Saplings
As you know, bear cubs and yearlings are notoriously hard on the saplings that are growing in the Wild Enclosures. They delight in bending them and seeing them spring back…