Mast General Store in Knoxville Features ABR
During the month of February the Mast General Store in Knoxville is highlighting ABR and our rescue and rehabilitation of bear cubs. On February 4th, three ABR volunteers decorated a…
Photos of and special feature stories about ABR bears, including bears
that TWRA and ABR have knowledge of from previous rescues
Pistol Creek Catch of the Day Band
The Mast General Store is an ambassador in its many communities and, on Friday, February 6, 2009, the downtown location offered a live performance by Pistol Creek Catch of the…
Other Rescued Bear Cubs
Many of you likely heard about Lil’ Smokey, the black bear cub who was badly burned in last summer’s fires near Redding, California. I know ABR supporters would want to…
Four Arkansas Cubs Return Home
In mid-December, ABR’s four recent cubs from Arkansas were released by Arkansas wildlife officials. The week before their release, Lisa prepared them for travel in weather she described as a…
Louisiana Cubs Return Home!
On Saturday, November 8th the Louisiana wildlife officers came to reclaim the two cubs they had brought to ABR last May. The photo below shows the workup on one of…
Ft. Craig School Kindergarten Project for ABR
The kindergarten classes at Ft. Craig School in Maryville, TN have been collecting apples and acorns for the bear cubs at Appalachian Bear Rescue. Education volunteers Anne Allison and Kathy…
2008 Cubs at ABR
In May, ABR received a pair of 4-month-old cubs, both females, from Louisiana. One of these cubs weighed 7 pounds, and the other weighed 5.8 pounds. Several weeks later, as the cubs grew, it was…
Mountain National Bank
On behalf of ABR, we would like to extend thanks to Mountain National Bank for being a sponser for The 10K Rocket Run. Founded in 1998 Mountain National Bank (a.k.a.…
Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
On behalf of ABR, we wish to thank Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park for being a sponser for The 10K Rocket Run. Organized in 1993, Friends of Great…
Jackson Mountain Homes
On behalf of ABR, we would like to thank Jackson Mountain Homes for being a sponser of the 10K Rocket Run. Jackson Mountain Homes, Inc. is a real estate firm…