Another Yearling Bear!
On Sunday, August 31st, vacationers in Gatlinburg saw an injured, young bear. They reported it to ABR and to TWRA, and after checking for the most likely area for a…
Information about bears brought to ABR for care and rehabilitation, including release information
Tartan Bear’s Release
We promised to show the short video of the release of our yearling, Tartan Bear. Here it is, at last!
Angus Bear – the New Cub
In our last post we showed little Angus Bear, who is Bear #360 for ABR. Here is some more information about the little cub, starting with a shot of Angus…
Another Member of Clan Bear!
On July 9th 2022 another rescued bear cub arrived at ABR! This is #360, a male cub the same age as the eleven already in residence. He is nicknamed Angus…
Clever Cubs!
We have an amazing story of two clever cubs: #233 (Cindy Lou) and her sister #234 (Belle) who are back in the wild, but not exactly according to the ABR…
Cub #239 Arrives – Smallest Yet!
ABR received another eleven-month-old cub from just outside the national park. She is the smallest of all the recent cubs, weighing just 8.5 pounds. With such a low weight, and…
ABR Cub #238 Arrives!
The TWRA officers brought yet another orphaned, needy cub to ABR. Cub #238 is nicknamed Otis Bear. He is larger than the most recent arrivals, weighing about half what a…
Two More Cubs – #236 and #237!
At Appalachian Bear Rescue, the New Year came in with a bang! On December 30, we received Cub #236 nicknamed Milo Bear and on December 31, Cub #237 nicknamed Happy…
Cub #235 – Zellie Bear!
ABR received an early Christmas gift, just two days before the holiday with the arrival of Cub #235, nicknamed Zellie Bear. She is a tiny female cub, eleven months old…
Aster Bear Released!
As you know, ABR has had two cub releases in the past couple of weeks. The other four cubs that shared Wild Enclosure 3 with Aster had been trapped and…