Tartan Bear is Comfortable
Our little yearling seems very content and comfortable with his temporary home in Wild Enclosure #2 at ABR. He has only been in the enclosure for 2 days, but he…
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Tartan in the Wild Enclosure
Typical of a young bear, our little yearling chose to sleep high (very high) in one of the tall trees on his first night in Wild Enclosure #2. We wonder…
Tartan Bear is Outside!
Tartan Bear has made such good progress in his few short days at ABR that the curators decided to let him out into Wild Enclosure #2! He had finished his…
Tartan Bear Doing Well
The undernourished, underweight little yearling, Tartan Bear has been at ABR for three days and seems like a different bear! Although he still doesn’t use his bed as a bed…
Tartan Bear at ABR
As we posted yesterday, Bear #347, nicknamed Tartan Bear, arrived at ABR from the park, where he was rescued. Here we see how his introduction to the facility played out.…
News Flash! Bear #347 at ABR!
On Wednesday April 6, 2022, ABR welcomed a small yearling bear, #347. A 14-month-old male, he was found in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and brought to ABR by…
A Curator Update
No, we don’t have a resident bear cub as yet, but Curator Tori did a Facebook Live a couple of days ago and we thought you would enjoy it. She…
Happy Outcome for Peace Bear!
As we reported, wildlife officers (TWRA and GSMNP) were looking for a suitable foster mother for our wee little cub. Fortune smiled on them when they found a denning female…
Bottle Feeding Peace Bear
As you probably know, ABR admitted the first cub of 2022 on March 4th. We have a video that shows his first night, when Curator Coy bottle fed the tiny…
News Flash – First Cub of 2022!
The first cub to arrive at ABR in 2022 was admitted on March 4th. It is a male Cub of the Year, born in January, so he is about 7…