Different Choices
Just as is true of humans, bears are different and make their own choices of sleeping arrangements, activities, and socializing. Clover is very social, although she entertained herself in Hartley…
Three Yearlings
As you know, our bear population now stands at 3. The two KY girls and the TN girl just became officially yearlings a couple of days ago, and they are…
Clover and Aralia Bear
In our last post we showed how Marmalade Bear was moved into Wild Enclosure #4. Then, Clover and Aralia were moved to join her, finally getting out of the Hartley…
Moving Day for Three Bears
It was a very busy day for curators and an exciting one for our three cubs/now yearlings. Everybody moved to new quarters! The curators finished up the work they had…
Marmalade in Enclosure #1
Although Marmalade Bear is alone in her Wild Enclosure, it doesn’t upset her a bit. She often preferred her own company, even when the enclosure was shared with six other…
And Now There Are Three
We’ve watched the cub population diminish recently, as bears were released back to their wild homes in Kentucky and Tennessee. Now, there are just three cubs remaining, two Kentucky cubs…
At the Release Site
We greatly appreciate the TWRA officers, David Sexton and Scott Reasor, who shot video footage at the release site for the Rainbow Triplets. The cubs were so quick that we…
Workups of Rainbow Triplets
In our last post we reminisced about Juniper, Indigo, and Lavender, aka the Rainbow Triplets and recalled their lives, adventures and shenanigans during their 5 months at ABR. Today we’ll…
Rainbow Triplets Released!
The rambunctious Rainbow Triplets (Juniper, Indigo, and Lavender) were released back into the wild on January 12th, after almost six months at ABR. They were orphaned in August, at the…
Tweetsie and Sassafras
Yesterday we wrote about Dumplin’ Bear and his preparation for release. Today we’ll talk about the two girls who were released at the same time – Tweetsie (Dumplin’s sister) and…