Heather Bear Healing Well
Heather Bear, the only yearling currently residing at Appalachian Bear Rescue, arrived on August 3rd after being attacked by unknown animals. She had suffered over 30 bites, and was badly…
Photos of and special feature stories about ABR bears, including bears
that TWRA and ABR have knowledge of from previous rescues
Cubs and Their Ways
One of the “T” cubs crosses the Tire Bridge. Note that another cub is snoozing on the resting platform. The cub crossing the bridge isn’t planning anything unusual, is he/she?…
Cubs vs Sapling
We have seen that bear cubs at ABR really like to murdalize saplings in their enclosures. The small trees, carefully planted and nurtured (when there are no cubs in residence)…
Eat, Sleep, Repeat
Hyperphagia causes bears, including cubs, to eat almost around the clock. In case you’re wondering, yes, that happens in the wild as well as at ABR. The difference is that…
Video – Cubs Getting Chubbier!
Here is a recent Facebook Live presentation that features the cubs in Wild Enclosures #1,2, and 3 – doing what bear cubs do! There is no mistaking the fact that…
Bigger Every Day!
The bear cubs at ABR are getting bigger as each day goes by. They are still little cubbies, but they are BIG little cubbies! Not many of them actually made…
Rainy Days = Wet Bears
It rained for a couple of days, with the results that the cubs spent a lot of time in trees. They have very good, waterproof raincoats, thanks to long guard…
Eating and Eating Some More
Today was a rainy day at ABR. We usually find the cubs in the trees when it’s raining, but when they are in hyperphagia they have eating to do. Besides,…
Do We Look Fatter?
When humans ask that question we usually hope the answer is negative. Not so with bears. At this time of year, their bodies compel them to eat as much as…
Nighttime for Cubs
Heather Bear finally slept all night on her platform. Up until now, she has been going up a tree to sleep, after starting out on the platform. She favors that…