Dash Bear – Home for Christmas!
Dash Bear was the last cub to leave ABR and return home, and it happened just before Christmas, on December 22nd. You may recall that each month on the 22nd…
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KY Cub Piccola Bear
Our last post told about the KY cub Viola and her life at ABR. She stayed with us longer than any other 2018 cub (7 months). By contrast, our second…
Back to Kentucky!
On December 21, 2018, our two Kentucky bear cubs, Viola and Piccola returned to “their old Kentucky home” with their release back into the wild. There are three parts to…
Bosco Goes Home #2
Our last post showed how Bosco Bear fared during his time at ABR. He had arrived in July, a six-month-old cub weighing 17.6 pounds. This post will tell the story…
Bosco Bear Goes Home!
Bosco Bear arrived at ABR in July, 2018. He was about six months old. Following protocol, he was taken to the UT College of Veterinary Medicine for an intake exam.…
Dash Bear – Still Uncooperative
We have posted about the preparations for the release of the four cubs that remain at ABR. Three of them are relaxing in their respective Acclimation pens, eating the tasty…
Preparing For Release – 3 of 4
There are just four black bear cubs, all of whom are ten months old, remaining at ABR. Five have been released in the past few days. Three of the remaining…
Curator Coy Graduates!
Curator Coy has completed his Master’s degree at UT in Wildlife and Fisheries. His thesis was about the GPS collar study he did on the cubs of 2015-2016. Coy worked…
And Now There Are Four
After the recent releases of cubs from ABR (total of five released so far) our cub population is down to just four individuals. Two of the female cubs, Viola and…
Triplets Release – Part 2
In our last post we showed a review of the lives of the ABR triplets (Cherry, Ruff and Tumble Bear). Today’s post will show how their workup and release went. …