Mostly Rollo
This post features Rollo prominently, because he was more visible than Otto during the curator’s short photo session. Someone had said he was “just a little peanut,” and these photos…
This post features Rollo prominently, because he was more visible than Otto during the curator’s short photo session. Someone had said he was “just a little peanut,” and these photos…
Otto and Rollo Bear, our five-month-old cubs, seem to be happy in their Wild Enclosure. They have adjusted well to a habitat that is very much like what their home…
Although ABR has had an excellent success rate in terms of cubs released from our care, we are fully aware that when dealing with wildlife, there are times when sad…
We have photos of Hawkins Bear today, taken by Curator David just before he had to leave the ABR facility rather suddenly. You will remember that Hawkins is a yearling…
The two cubs have had no trouble adjusting to their new, expanded habitat. In fact, we are quite sure that they enjoy being out in (almost) “the wild.” They are…
It was a big day for little cubs. Otto and Rollo Bear moved out of their Acclimation Pen and into Wild Enclosure #3. Our photographer of record, Ken LaValley, came…
Otto and Rollo Bear, the five-month-old cubs at ABR, were moved to a new Acclimation Pen. They were moved from Acclimation Pen #2 to A.P. #3. The reason? The electric…
It was raining, so the two yearlings in the Wild Enclosure got very wet. They hung out in a tree, as bears seem to like to do when it rains.…
Appalachian Bear Rescue has arbitrarily selected January 22nd as the birthdays of all bears and cubs who come to the facility. This date is roughly the midpoint of possible birth…
The curators at ABR provide a wide variety of fresh fruits, so the cubs learn to eat many different things that they may or may not encounter in the wild. …