ABR volunteers are scheduled at the following events in May and June: MAY 1-2 – Townsend TN Spring Festival outside the Visitor’s Center on Rte 321, Lamar Alexander Pkwy. http://www.smokymountains.org/info/spring_festival/springfestival.html MAY…
On April 7, 2009 each second grade class at Fairview Elementary School in Maryville, TN adopted an ABR bear cub. Two volunteers visited the school and presented a short program, telling…
On Saturday, April 25th, ABR was represented at the annual Earth Day celebration at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg TN by three volunteers. They set up a display of…
WOULD YOU BELIEVE? To feed tiny cubs, ABR must use a formula that replaces the mother’s milk. This formula can cost over $700 per cub, for the 4 months that…
ABR volunteers will appear at several events during April and May. Come check us out on these dates: April 11th at Fontana Fishing Tournament — http://www.fontanavillage.com/ April 18th at University…
Mast General Store continues to support the work of ABR On Saturday March 28, 2009 we set up a table in the lobby of Mast General Store in Asheville. …
Wilderness Wildlife Week 2009 Programs presented by Kathy Sherrard, Anne Allison, and Lisa Stewart at Music Road Hotel and Convention Center in Pigeon Forge, TN. Sunday, January 11 and…
On Saturday, November 8th the Louisiana wildlife officers came to reclaim the two cubs they had brought to ABR last May. The photo below shows the workup on one of…
The kindergarten classes at Ft. Craig School in Maryville, TN have been collecting apples and acorns for the bear cubs at Appalachian Bear Rescue. Education volunteers Anne Allison and Kathy…
In May, ABR received a pair of 4-month-old cubs, both females, from Louisiana. One of these cubs weighed 7 pounds, and the other weighed 5.8 pounds. Several weeks later, as the cubs grew, it was…