Loretta and Rose
Our two sisters, Loretta and Rose, are looking good. They have been eating well and are plumping up, as bears are supposed to do. Very soon they will be released…
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More of Little Bit
Little Bit, the injured yearling cub, is making progress. Today she had the last dose of that bitter antibiotic medicine. We think this photo shows what she thinks of that…
Little Bit is a Wild One!
Our injured yearling, Little Bit, is quite the wild little bear ! Even though she came to us 3 weeks ago, weighing only 13 pounds, you’d never know that to…
How a Young Bear Eats
In order to rehabilitate orphaned bear cubs, Appalachian Bear Rescue must provide nutritious, natural foods. Since a large part of a bear’s diet is fruit, a variety of fruits are…
New Photo of Little Bit
Here she is, in her special recuperation cage inside the new Cubby Nursery. Yes, her nose still looks very sore. Curator Rick says that it had scabbed over and was…
Video of Little Bit!
A video of our newest, injured yearling cub, Little Bit, is now on YouTube. This footage was filmed several days ago, and it shows how she looked at the time…
Thanks for Your Efforts!
We are sorry that ABR did not win the 100 Cars for Good contest, but we did receive a $1000 prize from Toyota. We especially want to thank all of…
Lil Bit needs your votes to day!
This is Lil Bit. She has an injured nose that is healing very well. As we have stated in the past, bears have remarkable recuperative powers. She has been in a smaller cage…
Don’t forget to vote today! Meet the newest yearling cub.
We have a NEW resident yearling! She goes by the name of “Little Bit”! Little Bit Bear is about 15 months old, and weighs only 13 pounds. National Park Officers…
Loretta and Rose
Our two newest arrivals are doing well. Our curator reports that Loretta(the smaller bear) is calmer than her sister, Rose. She likes nuts and goes for peanuts and pecans first.…