Ripley and Mackie
Ripley and Mackie were the second and third yearling cubs to be admitted to ABR. Ripley arrived on January 23rd and Mackie a day later. But in less than a…
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Friday and Pressley
The first yearling cubs of 2012 have been at ABR for 2 weeks now. We wrote about them when they came to the facility, and the photos showed how scruffy and…
Oh, dear, more yearlings at ABR!
What happened? As we rested up from Wilderness Wildlife Week, 3 more orphaned yearlings were admitted to ABR! These photos are of #4, who has been named Mackie. He was very…
Here is Ripley!
ABR welcomesRipley!! We also commend the Gatlinburg Police Officers who rescued her. Our first report was a cub in the planter in front of the Sky Lift office…she was eating…
2012 Yearlings – and another on the way
We posted about the 2 yearling cubs that were admitted to ABR on Friday, January 13th. This is another photo of them together. It seems that one little bear…
2012 cubs (yearlings)
When they first met, the two newest arrivals at ABR were a bit unsure of each other. In our last post, they reacted with fear — standing up and huffing…
First meeting of 2012 cubs
These photos show the first meeting of the two, tiny cubs (no, they are actually YEARLINGS now, as they were born in January, 2011) who were admitted to ABR on…
First cubs of 2012!
Friday, January 13th was a lucky day for two little orphaned cubs that were found and admitted to ABR by Tennessee Wildlife Resource…
A crowded den
Here are some cubs in the Pink Palace, all crowded into the culvert den. What a good way to keep warm on a cold winter’s night! These cubs have become…
Garland’s new digs
Remember the two very small cubs who arrived about the time that the big cubs were being released back into the wild? Benji, after spending time in a convalesence pen,…