A New Arrival!
On August 19th, a new arrival came to ABR. This cub, Bear #266 nicknamed Apollo in honor of the upcoming eclipse, was injured crossing a road with his mother and…
Photos of and special feature stories about ABR bears, including bears
that TWRA and ABR have knowledge of from previous rescues
Thievery Caught on Video
In our last post we related the story of two cubs and a pear. One of the cubs, Otto, had the pear. The other one, Rollo, stole it, much to…
A Thieving Cub
Today we have an amusing story about the cubs and a pear. When the curators throw food into the enclosure, there are many pears, apples, grapes and whatever else is…
On the Prowl
The ABR cubs are often on the prowl for food. Their job while they are staying with us is to eat and grow big and strong for their pending release. …
Showers and Sunshine
In our last post we showed you photos of Otto and Rollo on a rainy day. It always intrigues us that bear cubs more often than not spend the day…
Rainy Day at ABR
Bears and bear cubs do not mind rain at all. Their fur sheds water like a duck’s feathers. When days are hot, rain feels good to the cubs and they…
Climbing Cubs
Now that the ABR bear population is down to two cubs, we will be looking closely at them from now on, and learning more about bear cubs as we watch…
Summitt is Released!
Our last post reviewed the life that Bear #258 – Summitt Bear – had at ABR. In this post we will show photos of the actual workup and release back…
Summitt’s ABR Life
In our last post we provided a link to the short video of Summitt’s release. You saw him jumping down from the truck and running off into the forest. As…
Summitt Bear is Back Home!
(Technology is wonderful – when it works! We have been having computer issues for the last few days and have not been able to post. Our apologies.) We shared the…