Cub House Update
Today we have another Facebook Live for you. This one was on Zoom, and features both Curator Tori and Curator Coy. They show the most recent progress on The Cub…
Photos of and special feature stories about ABR bears, including bears
that TWRA and ABR have knowledge of from previous rescues
Barbed Wire and Bears
As you know, the enclosures at ABR are surrounded with chain link fencing, topped with barbed wire and electrified wire. Sounds like an awful lot of “stuff,” doesn’t it? In…
Protecting the Saplings
As you know, bear cubs and yearlings are notoriously hard on the saplings that are growing in the Wild Enclosures. They delight in bending them and seeing them spring back…
The Cub House – Then and Now
As you know, work is being done to upgrade The Cub House, which was built in 2014. The curators learned a lot from that structure that was planned and executed…
Valentine’s Day Update
The work is continuing at the ABR facility, and will continue until we admit the first bear or cub of 2022. Good news for today was that the footers for…
Update on Facility Work
Today we have an update on what is going on at the ABR facility where, as you know, they have begun work on Wild Enclosure #5. This is a Facebook…
Cubs of 2021 – Cub Class Chart
To help everyone remember the cubs (and yearling) of 2021, we are posting the Cub Class Chart. This chart lists all of the bears who actually resided at ABR during…
ABR Bear Stories
Since ABR is still without bear or cub residents and there is no “Class of 2022” as yet, we are revisiting the bears of 2020. Today we have the chance…
Working On The Cub House
With the trenches finished and the first part of the fencing for Wild Enclosure #5 completed, the curators turned their attention to the renovation of The Cub House. Before any…
Curator Coy on TV!
Our own head curator, Coy Blair, appeared on the local news to be interviewed about the work being done at the facility. An interview like this helps to get the…