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Photos of and special feature stories about ABR bears, including bears
that TWRA and ABR have knowledge of from previous rescues
Arkansas cubs go home!
On Tuesday, November 10th an Arkansas wildlife officer picked up the 3 AR cubs. He took them to an area in Arkansas that has abundant bear food and plenty of…
Unicoi County Cub at ABR
In the most recent cub update post, we told about a cub that was hit by a car in Unicoi Count, TN. That incident was well documented by local news…
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. …
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…