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Bobby Bear, 3-lbs Dripping Wet

Bear StoriesBy mlgallantMay 28, 2015

Little Bear Bobby was found in a roadside ditch filled with water one dreary March. The TWRA officers who rescued him, having been alerted by passers-by, surmised that his mother had been moving her cubs,

The Story of Ham and Sissy

Bear StoriesBy mlgallantMay 28, 2015

A mother bear was poached in March. People in the area found the sow’s body and called the TWRA. At the crime scene the investigating officers heard cries coming from a nearby den and, inside, found two tiny, 2-month old cubs!

Winston and Sadie, the Dumpster Cubs

Bear StoriesBy mlgallantMay 28, 2015

After a year-long mast crop failure, mother bears were having a very difficult time feeding themselves and their cubs. By fall, some sows were actually abandoning cubs, an uncommon occurrence among bears.

‘Lucky Del Rio’s’ Rescue from the Mouths of Attacking Dogs

Bear StoriesBy mlgallantMay 28, 2015

In April one year a TWRA officer rescued a bear cub who was being attacked by dogs. He was quick to answer the call about it even though he risked…

‘Highway’s’ Story

Bear StoriesBy mlgallantMay 28, 2015

Bears are extremely resilient animals that recover rapidly from injuries. A good example of this is seen in the story of ”Highway.” A cub that was injured by a car…

Cades Cove Bear

Bear StoriesBy mlgallantMay 28, 2015

In late June one year ABR received a call from a biologist with the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, regarding a bear that was trapped near the Cades Cove campground.…

An Amazing Cub Survival Story!

Bear StoriesBy mlgallantMay 28, 2015

In April 2011, ABR cub #134 was picked up by visitors and transferred to rangers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, then transported to ABR.

2011 was a Record Year for ABR

Bear StoriesBy mlgallantMay 28, 2015

Cub season started in March 2011 with 3 tiny cubs. A fourth arrived in April; 3 were admitted in June; 3 in July; and 3 in August. September brought 9 more cubs,

ABR’s “Wild Enclosure Campaign”

NewsBy mlgallantNovember 20, 2013

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. November 20, 2013 – We have officially kicked off the WILD ENCLOSURE CAMPAIGN. ABR wants to double the wild enclosure space over the coming winter. We must prepare…

Appalchian Bear Rescue Expands Curator Staff

NewsBy mlgallantMarch 8, 2013

Townsend-based rehabilitation center for orphaned and injured cubs hires Janet Dalton as weekend curator KNOXVILLE, Tenn. March 8, 2013 – The Appalachian Bear Rescue, a Townsend-based rehabilitation center for orphaned…

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