New Digs for Little Bit – part 3
After a short recovery and waking-up time in her new, large pen, Little Bit looks a bit better. Curator Rick had fixed the pen up for her, including the installation…
New Digs for Little Bit – part 2
In yesterday’s post, we showed Little Bit being moved by wheelbarrow “ambulance” to her new, spacious pen outdoors. In case you were wondering why she didn’t go in with the…
New Digs for Little Bit!
A few days ago, Little Bit’s vet (Dr. Marcy Souza, from UTCVM) returned to ABR to check the little bear and prepare her for the move into her new, larger…
Little Bit is FIERCE!
Here is a photo that shows clearly how Little Bit is retaining her wild behavior. When Curator Rick approached to clean out the cage, she reacted by pulling her upper…
Little Bit – Before and After
It is almost unbelievable, how good Little Bit looks these days, after not quite a month of TLC under the care of Curator Rick. Here is a photo taken on…
More answers to eartag questions
Our last post, “Eartag Questions Answered” has generated a lot of comments, so we have done even more research into the subject. We talked to Bill Stiver, who is now the…
Eartag Questions Answered
Several of you have asked about the eartags that Loretta and Rose are wearing, and we said we would answer the questions/concerns after we attended the Black Bear Management seminar…
Little Bit’s doctor made a house call today!
Yes, even little bear cubs occasionally get ‘house calls’ from their doctors! See what is going on with Little Bit today…
Loretta and Rose
Our two sisters, Loretta and Rose, are looking good. They have been eating well and are plumping up, as bears are supposed to do. Very soon they will be released…
More of Little Bit
Little Bit, the injured yearling cub, is making progress. Today she had the last dose of that bitter antibiotic medicine. We think this photo shows what she thinks of that…