WOW! Have You Seen Our New Website?
We are very excited about the new ABR website. A very talented volunteer has completely revised and updated the website, and you can even view recent ABR Newsletters on the…
Meet Our New Curator!
ABR is now in the capable hands of Rick Noseworthy, who was the charter president of ABR. Rick is a retired professional forester with more than 30 years of conservation…
A New Photo of Eleanor’s Family
We shared a couple of photos of Eleanor and her “family” of yearling bears that are the same age as she is. Here is another one.
Sad news and glad news
ABR has some news to report. First, the sad news: Lisa Stewart resigned this week to explore other opportunities. Please help us wish her the best of luck for her…
Eleanor and her “babies”
As you know, if you’ve been following us, all but 6 of our yearlings were released recently. Eleanor, our “cinnamon” colored bear (black bears do come in several colors: black,…
Cubby Nursery Campaign
We have an empty building. Here it is : ABR wants to turn this building into a much-needed CUBBY NURSERY. It will…
Just before release –
Here are two photos that were taken not long before the recent release of 16 yearlings from the Wild Side. We love the one of the bear peeking through the…
16 ABR bears go home to the wild!
Thursday, April 12 was a BIG day at ABR. TWRA officers came to prepare as many bears as possible for their wild releases. As they evaluated the 22 yearlings still…
Two more photos from the Wild Side
The warmer, sunnier spring weather has made the bears in the Wild Side more active. These yearlings are about ready for their own “second chance at a wild life.” More…
More releases!
On April 10th, two more ABR bears were released back into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Two females, Parker and Bella, were admitted on March 2nd. Each of them…