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Join us for Black Bear Expo!

Appalachian Bear Rescue, in cooperation with the Smoky Mountain Convention and Visitors Bureau, will host Black Bear Expo on Saturday,
Posted on June 6, 2010 Comments Off on Join us for Black Bear Expo!

VisitSouth recommends Black Bear Expo!

The VisitSouth website has an article about ABR’s upcoming Black Bear Expo.  The event, a day of fun and education
Posted on May 24, 2010 Comments Off on VisitSouth recommends Black Bear Expo!

More TV Coverage for ABR

Due to the recent unfortunate incident in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, when a visitor and a bear had
Posted on May 23, 2010 Comments Off on More TV Coverage for ABR

ABR on TV!

WBIR, a Knoxville TV station, had a story about the release of several ABR yearling cubs.   There are two videos
Posted on May 21, 2010 Comments Off on ABR on TV!

Adversive Conditioning in Action

There is an article with very interesting video footage out of Washington State, that shows how wildlife officers use adversive conditioning
Posted on May 19, 2010 Comments Off on Adversive Conditioning in Action

National Bear Awareness Week

We found this letter about Bear Awareness Week in the Salt Lake City Tribune.  Although the letter speaks about Utah bears, the
Posted on May 19, 2010 Comments Off on National Bear Awareness Week