Happier News
After posting about Fergus’ death, we felt we needed to post some happier news. Our remaining three-month-old cub, Finnegan, is doing well in The Cub House. The curators are introducing…
Sad News from ABR
It is with great sadness that we must report the death of little Fergus Bear. We last reported that Fergus seemed to be doing well, eating and eliminating normally. We…
Fergus Update; Stubborn Milo
We posted a few days ago about Fergus’ return trip to UT and the surgery to repair a wound in his left armpit (mistakenly reported as right armpit). The leg…
Release of Pumpkin and Bailey Bear
We’ve been reporting on the two 2016 cubs and neglected to share the photos from the release of Pumpkin and Bailey Bear that took place several days ago on April…
Fergus Has a Vet Appointment
Our newest 2016 black bear cub, nicknamed Fergus Bear, had to return to the UT College of Veterinary Medicine when Curator Janet noticed a small amount of bloody secretion on…
Tiny Tim and Julius Bear Released!
April was a busy month for releases of the yearlings at ABR. On April 28th, two more of our yearlings were released back into the wild to have their second…
Fergus and Wily Bear
Fergus Bear, our little three-month-old cub, is settled into the Cub Nursery. The curators are hoping he will eat his formula from a bowl, but in case the Cub Feeder…
Bear Cub #254!
Appalachian Bear Rescue admitted another 2016 black bear cub, #254. Nicknamed Fergus Bear, the little male was brought to ABR by a ranger from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. …
Finnegan Climbs!
Hopefully, you checked out the video we posted about the logs added to The Cub House by Curator Janet, and Finnegan Bear’s reaction when he first discovered the logs. Today…
Finnegan in The Cub House
As Finnegan, our 3-month-old black bear cub gets older, he doesn’t spend quite so much time napping. He is spending more time playing. Play is very important to the growth…