How a Black Bear Makes a Daybed
Now that Colton Bear has been released and is back in the wild, our curators had the chance to enter the large enclosure and to see what Colton had been…
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It’s been a long time. . .
We apologize for not posting recently. We have been very busy, with personal as well as ABR activities. Hopefully, we’ll do better from now on. We have several photos of…
Colton Bear as seen by Curator Coy
Curator Coy took these photos of Colton Bear a few days ago. He is being as elusive as ever, and it’s not easy to get a clear shot of him. …
Colton likes acorns!
No surprise that our Colton Bear likes his acorns. Acorns and other nuts (hard mast) are vital to bears during the fall, as they fatten up for their long winter’s…
Through the fence – a peek at Colton Bear
As we have reported lately, Colton is very elusive and hard to capture on camera. But Curator Coy was lucky a couple of days ago, when he patiently waited to…
From a Distance
Colton Bear is demonstrating that he has learned his “Wild Bear” lessons well. Curators Coy and Rick only see him at a distance these days. Here is a photo that Coy…
Elusive Colton
Our curators were able to catch enough of a glimpse of Colton Bear to take these photos. They think he may be testing out some potential den sites, as the next…
Colton Bear work-up
Usually, an ABR bear is not worked up (weighed, tagged, tattooed, etc) until time for its release back into the wild. However, it was decided that Colton should have a…
There he is!
Here is another photo taken by Curator Coy, when Colton came within his view the other day. The cage-like structure on the right is the acclimation pen or “crib” where…
Wild Colton Bear – a new glimpse
This time we have a photo that Curator Coy was able to snap quickly through the fencing around Colton Bear’s wild enclosure. It’s getting harder and harder to get these…