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  • Home
  • ABOUT ABR
    • MISSION
    • HISTORY & ABR BOARD
    • Visitor & Education Center
  • GIVING
    • Make A Donation
    • Make a Legacy Gift
    • OTHER WAYS TO HELP US
  • ABR Store
  • Membership
    • Become a Member
    • ABR Membership Program
  • VOLUNTEERING
  • OUR BEARS
    • Bear History
    • 2019 Bears
    • 2018 Bears
    • 2017 Bears
    • 2016 Bears
    • 2015 Bears
    • 2014 Bears
    • 2013 Bears
    • 2012 Bears
    • BEAR STORIES
    • “BEAR BYTES” VIDEOS
  • Events
  • PROGRAMS
    • EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
    • ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN
      •  Beary Good Questions Game
      • Finnegan Bear Jigsaw Puzzle
      • Cecilia Bear Jigsaw Puzzle
      • Bear Foods Crossword Puzzle
      • Mixed-Up Word Puzzle
      • Beary Good Problems to Solve!
      • What Do You Know About Bears?
  • LIBRARY
    • ABR/TWRA Cooperative Agreement
    • Coy Blairs’s GPS Collar Study
    • ABR Blog
    • FAQ
  • CONTACT

ABR History

Another Backward Glance

ABR History, Bear Feature Stories & PhotosBy Kathy SherradJuly 28, 2025

Summitt Bear is quite famous in the ABR roster. He came to ABR as a malnourished yearling in March, 2017, when he weighed just 23 pounds. He appropriated this particular…

Cooling Off, Cubby Style

ABR History, Bear StoriesBy Kathy SherradJuly 22, 2025

Cooling off is important if you are a little bear with a black fur coat! Here are a few pictures of recent cubs who enjoyed the Cubby Pool or even…

Agreement Signed!

Facility News, Partner Agencies, YouTube VideoBy Kathy SherradJuly 21, 2025

Today the long-awaited agreement between TWRA and ABR was finalized! It’s seemed like a very long time since we have had bears, but we were always optimistic that it would…

Remembering Swingin’ Viola Bear

ABR History, Bear Feature Stories & PhotosBy Kathy SherradJuly 11, 2025

Today we look back to 2018, when a tiny cub who was nicknamed Viola Bear was orphaned in Kentucky and brought to ABR. She weighed just 4.4 pounds when she…

Another Generous Donation to ABR!

Facility News, Partner AgenciesBy Kathy SherradJuly 7, 2025

As you know, ABR has been working hard to upgrade our facility with the goal of an agreement with TWRA to again allow us to care for and rehabilitate bear…

Five Years Ago . . .

ABR History, Bear Feature Stories & PhotosBy Kathy SherradJune 28, 2025

We are still in reminiscing mode as we look back just five years, to June, 2020. One of the orphaned cubs who came to ABR that month and year was…

Flashback to 2023

ABR History, Bear Stories, Partner AgenciesBy Kathy SherradJune 26, 2025

Since ABR still doesn’t have any 2025 cubs, we will again reach back into the files from previous years. This time we have HRH Rover Bear from the class of…

Another Look Back

ABR HistoryBy Kathy SherradJune 24, 2025

Today we have some more “backward glances” at cubs who were in the class of 2014. This is a view up the road on June 23, 2014. Looks much like…

Evolution of ABR Office

ABR History, Facility NewsBy Kathy SherradJune 10, 2025

The ABR office has evolved during the history of the organization. Here is a video that shows how it has happened. We think you will find it interesting and informative.…

Catching Up

Facility News, Partner AgenciesBy Kathy SherradMay 25, 2025

We have had major computer issues recently, which is why there haven’t been any new posts for awhile. But at last it seems that we are back in business, so…

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