Another Backward Glance
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…
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Remembering Swingin’ Viola Bear
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…
Five Years Ago . . .
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…
Moving Day for Two Yearlings!
Two of the most recent (and needy) arrivals at ABR moved to new quarters. Townsend Bear, who arrived on March 8, weighing just 12 pounds, had been residing in the…
The Latest News
We have some “late news” about the bears, starting with Nettles, who made an unusually revealing appearance recently. Nettles carried an apple up on the platform. She ate it with…
A Big Day for HRH Rover!
Exciting news! HRH Rover Bear is outside! We know that he is very happy as he gets to reacquaint himself with a proper habitat for a little bear. Rover had…
Birthday Eve
As you may recall, ABR has designated January 22nd as the official birthdate of all of our bears, because it is approximately in the middle of the possible dates for…
The Three Bigger Yearlings
We focused on the tiny little, cub-sized yearlings in our last post. Today we revisit the bigger yearlings who have been at ABR for a few months and have grown…
Yearlings in Hartley House
Yesterday we saw little Townsend Bear moving into a room in the Hartley House. He is next door to HRH Rover Bear. Today we visit them in their rooms and…
Townsend Bear Moves
On Friday Townsend moved out of the Cub House. The plan is for him and HRH Rover to go into Wild Enclosures #1 and 2 in the near future. Because…