16 ABR bears go home to the wild!
Thursday, April 12 was a BIG day at ABR. TWRA officers came to prepare as many bears as possible for their wild releases. As they evaluated the 22 yearlings still…
Information about bears brought to ABR for care and rehabilitation, including release information
More releases!
On April 10th, two more ABR bears were released back into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Two females, Parker and Bella, were admitted on March 2nd. Each of them…
Two more releases!
Today, April 9th, two more of the ABR yearling bears were released into their new, wild habitat to have a second chance at a wild life. We are happy to…
Answering release concerns
We have had a number of questions about the recent releases and the sizes and conditions of the yearlings who were released. First of all, remember that the mission of…
Bear shuffle
Due to the releases yesterday, some of the bears have been shuffled around a bit. Mackie was released; hence his former roommate, Eleanor, now has a new roomie, little Dell. …
Two more yearling cubs released!
Earlier today we reported that seven of the yearling cubs at ABR were released back into the wild. Before they left, the TWRA officers worked up 2 more. Apple and…
Releases today!
This was a BIG day at ABR. Eight TWRA officers in 6 trucks arrived this morning and began to evaluate the yearlings for potential release. It didn’t take long for…
New photo of “Tiny” the 10-lb yearling
Tiny, the 10-pound yearling cub that was admitted on March 12th, is eating well and starting to gain weight. He is definitely not ready for release yet, not even large enough…
Our first BIG release of 2012 is…
Our first BIG release of 2012 is tentatively scheduled for this week. Cross your fingers that the weather is good and we can get some bears back in the wild where…
Meet #19 – alias “Dell”
It seems like we are reporting a newly admitted yearling cub almost every day. This little boy, named Dell, weighed only 10 pounds when he was found on March 21st. …