Little Bit’s Final Portraits at ABR
As we showed you in our last post, Little Bit has healed well and looks really good. Her release date was set for June 28th, and we will show you…
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Doesn’t Little Bit Look Great?
Little Bit was admitted to ABR by wildlife officers from The Great Smoky Mountains National Park on May 17 with a serious wound on her snout. You can read about her…
Little Bit Looks Good!
If you remember what Little Bit looked like when she arrived at ABR on May 17th, you will be amazed at her appearance today. The scab has completely disappeared from…
Little Bit in New “Den”
Little Bit has settled into her new, much larger pen and roomier culvert-den. We can’t be sure, of course, but we assume that she is enjoying the fresh air in…
Loretta and Rose are Growing!
The two “sisters,” Loretta and Rose, who arrived at ABR on May 3rd, have been eating well and are growing fast. They will definitely be ready for release as soon…
New Digs for Little Bit – part 3
After a short recovery and waking-up time in her new, large pen, Little Bit looks a bit better. Curator Rick had fixed the pen up for her, including the installation…
New Digs for Little Bit – part 2
In yesterday’s post, we showed Little Bit being moved by wheelbarrow “ambulance” to her new, spacious pen outdoors. In case you were wondering why she didn’t go in with the…
New Digs for Little Bit!
A few days ago, Little Bit’s vet (Dr. Marcy Souza, from UTCVM) returned to ABR to check the little bear and prepare her for the move into her new, larger…
Little Bit is FIERCE!
Here is a photo that shows clearly how Little Bit is retaining her wild behavior. When Curator Rick approached to clean out the cage, she reacted by pulling her upper…
Little Bit – Before and After
It is almost unbelievable, how good Little Bit looks these days, after not quite a month of TLC under the care of Curator Rick. Here is a photo taken on…