Pistol Creek Catch of the Day Raises $500.00 For ABR
We’ve talked before about Pistol Creek Catch of the Day performing to raise money for ABR. Tonight, the group of four performed at Sister Cats @ The Market in Maryville. …
Photos of and special feature stories about ABR bears, including bears
that TWRA and ABR have knowledge of from previous rescues
Kids Help ABR
ABR education volunteers have been visiting area schools, giving classes an opportunity to “Adopt a Cub” and learn about bears. Those classes that participated received a photo of one of the…
2 Cubs Leave, 2 Cubs Arrive
Just last week, the 2 Louisiana cubs that have been at Appalachian Bear Rescue since March went back home. Louisiana wildlife officers performed a final workup and fitted them with ear transponders before…
Louisiana Cub Coming to ABR
This article relates the story of a very small orphaned cub, found in Louisiana, that is soon to be on its way to ABR. If all goes according to plan,…
Just Plain Stupid
I came across an article about a lawsuit filed by a man who thinks they should have a constitutional right to shoot bears who get into backyard bird feeders. The…
Now we have 14!
In late September, a black bear sow was killed in a collision with a vehicle just inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, at the “Townsend Y.” She had 3 cubs, all…
Bear Damage – Photos!
A while back I mentioned a Yosemite National Park employee, Jeffrey Trust, who has a passion for bears. He recently posted photographs of bear damage to a car that left…
Damages Caused by “Bears”
Yosemite National Park publishes a daily report, page 2 of the current edition (Monday, September 14, 2009) lists the damages caused by bear activity. The year to date table: #…
Lucky 13!
At the end of August, a sow was killed by a vehicle inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, leaving 3 cubs orphaned. Thanks to a very dedicated Wildlife officer, Rick…
A Florida Bear Story
Many people are surprised to learn that there are black bears in Florida, but the state does have a population of bears in the Ocala National Forest and one in…