Bear #319 Arrives!
Yes, this is definitely a busy year for ABR! On Friday August 7th a ranger from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (who was actually an ABR Curator for a…
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More Updates
After the departure of Chicory Bear, Clover, was let out of the Hartley House into Acclimation Pen #1. Then the curators decided that it was time to let her out…
Cub Updates
The ABR cubs, having been orphaned, don’t have mother bears around to teach them or tell them what to do and not do. However, since they have all the information…
ABR in the News
ABR – specifically, Curator Janet and our newest cub, Marmalade Bear, were featured in a newspaper article in the DAILY TIMES, the local paper for Maryville, TN. Here is a…
Wild Enclosure #1
It was a rainy day, and the only bears in view were a couple of the cubs in Wild Enclosure #1. The others were hidden in underbrush or up trees.…
Bear #318 Arrives!
On the morning of July 31st, Kentucky Wildlife Officer Tristan Curry brought another orphaned cub to ABR for care. The little female was the only one in her family to…
Enclosure #2 at Night
The six cubs in Wild Enclosure #2 can choose where they want to sleep. They have the entire enclosure, including the trees at their disposal. On a recent night, though,…
Sad and Happy News
In an animal rescue operation like Appalachian Bear Rescue there are moments of extreme sadness as well as moments of joy. It’s been said that we experience a roller coaster…
New Digs for Sparks Bear
Sparks Bear, our yearling who came to ABR in May, was in Wild Enclosure #4. But he didn’t seem as comfortable there after the other yearling, Mulberry, arrived recently. So…
Chicory and Clover
The two little 6-month-old female cubs residing in the Hartley House are still not socializing as much as we might expect. They get along, but just don’t choose to be…