Sunflower Bear is Home!
Today we have some stills from the release video that the South Carolina Wildlife officers shared of Sunflower leaving the transport carrier and running to the woods of her home.…
Back to South Carolina!
When the cubs in Wild Enclosure #1 were released, one cub couldn’t go with them. Sunflower Bear, ABR #311, was rescued from a tree in South Carolina and came to…
Release Procedures x 6!
In our last post we recapped the lives of the Wild Enclosure #2 cubs, in preparation for this – the story of the busy day at ABR when 6 of…
More Releases!
Friday the thirteenth was a lucky day for the cubs in Wild Enclosure #2. They went home to their wild habitat and were released! Before we share the photos of…
The Three Yearlings
In our last post we shared the news that the three yearlings – Mulberry, Augustus, and Dahlia Bear, had been released. As promised, here is a recap of their lives…
Yearlings Released!
As you know, the release of the three yearlings has been imminent for a week or more. On Thursday, November 12, it happened! We have photos of the work up…
Healthy Rainbow Triplets
We speculated that hyperphagia is nearly over, as the cubs are not as voracious about their foraging and eating these days. We’re sure you will agree that they look very…
Is Hyperphagia Over?
Ever since early August we have talked about hyperphagia, the “feeding frenzy” that affects all bears in late summer through fall, and causes them to eat vast quantities of food,…
Another Patient; And Photos
Another cub patient is in Hartley House. Raven Bear was limping the other day, and Ranger Ryan from the GSMNP came to help the curators capture her for a trip…
Morning at ABR
The frenetic urgency for eating on the part of the cubs has slowed a bit, although the cubs are still foraging and gaining weight. But, for example, on this recent…