Bumble B. Bear Released!
As you know, the mission of ABR with each of our bears is to finally see them return to their wild habitat. On September 12th, the yearling nicknamed Bumble B.…
Photos of and special feature stories about ABR bears, including bears
that TWRA and ABR have knowledge of from previous rescues
9 Wet Bears and 1 Dry Bear
It was a very rainy day. Our bears handled it differently, depending on their ages and locations. The two yearlings spent the day in their favorite trees, getting rained on…
Piccola Bear
Piccola Bear is enjoying her freedom in the Wild Enclosure. She didn’t like being confined to a pen, even one as large as the Acclimation Pen. We are glad that…
The “Six Pack” of Cubs
The bear cubs in Wild Enclosure #4 are busy eating and sleeping as they prepare for the winter ahead. It’s fun to watch them via the enclosure cam that captures…
Piccola Bear – and ABR Bear #279
It’s been a busy time at ABR. As we’ve posted before, the cubs and yearlings are eating with urgency because of the annual “feeding frenzy” known scientifically as hyperphagia. This…
September Bears
September has brought with it very obvious hyperphagia on the part of the cubs. They eat and eat and eat some more – then they rest and sleep. We saw…
Featuring Bumble B. Bear
Bumble B. Bear, one of our two yearlings, is often missing from photo sessions. He has been spending his time in trees or in culvert dens, where he can’t be…
New Digs for Piccola Bear
Piccola Bear is doing so well that the curators, with approval from the UT vets, moved her into an Acclimation Pen. First, we see photos from the night before her…
Magnolia Bear
Today we feature the Louisiana yearling, Magnolia Bear. She is not always easy to spot, and therefore her photos are sometimes missing from the group on a post. But today…
Cubs Eat; Yearlings Rest
The ABR bear cubs are definitely experiencing hyperphagia for the first time in their young lives. They are turning into nonstop eating machines. The good news is that all six…