Bonnie Blue (#202) and Ridgeway Bear (#203)
The two little cubs are growing and getting stronger. As you can see in this photo, they are both sitting up rather than lying down. Ridgeway (on the left in…
Cubs Star in Video!
As we have said before, our ABR curators interact with cubs on a very minimal basis, in order to avoid habituating them to humans. However, the cubs are watched 24/7…
Bonnie Blue and Ridgeway Settle in
Our two little 2-month-old bear cubs, Bonnie Blue (#202) and Ridgeway (#203) are settling into their temporary quarters in the ABR Cub Nursery. This photo shows the two cubs investigating…
ABR Cubs Have First Vet Visit
On Monday April 6th, Cub #202 and Cub #203 went to visit the veterinarians at the UT Vet School. Here are some photos that show parts of the vet visit. …
ABR has Cubs!
Two tiny bear cubs were found along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. After determining that there was no mother bear to be found, the cubs were transported to…
Memories. . .
Since there are no cubs being cared for at the Appalachian Bear Rescue facility since the release of the 2014 cubs last month, we thought you might enjoy a trip…
Here is ABR
We are proud to announce that the Blount County Commission voted unanimously to give ABR a 40-acre tract of land adjacent to the current 25-acres on which the facility has…
Goodbye, Cubs of 2014
We have news that is happy and sad. Last week the wildlife officers from TN and KY came to ABR to evaluate the four cubs for release. They wanted to…
Dinner is Served
Sorry it has been several days since we posted – lots going on. We have some photos to share today that were taken last week, shortly after Curator Janet threw…
The Last of Ken’s “Cub Portraits”
We have shared several of the wonderful “portrait” photos that Ken LaValley took recently to celebrate the 6-month milestone that our cubs reached. Here are the last four – one…