Winston and Sadie, the Dumpster Cubs
After a year-long mast crop failure, mother bears were having a very difficult time feeding themselves and their cubs. By fall, some sows were actually abandoning cubs, an uncommon occurrence among bears.
These stories will tell you a lot about ABR and what we do…and about where the bears come from that find their way to our one-of-a-kind Townsend facility.
These are heart-warming stories, all of them. Please feel free to share them with others!
‘Lucky Del Rio’s’ Rescue from the Mouths of Attacking Dogs
In April one year a TWRA officer rescued a bear cub who was being attacked by dogs. He was quick to answer the call about it even though he risked…
‘Highway’s’ Story
Bears are extremely resilient animals that recover rapidly from injuries. A good example of this is seen in the story of ”Highway.” A cub that was injured by a car…
Cades Cove Bear
In late June one year ABR received a call from a biologist with the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, regarding a bear that was trapped near the Cades Cove campground.…
An Amazing Cub Survival Story!
In April 2011, ABR cub #134 was picked up by visitors and transferred to rangers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, then transported to ABR.
2011 was a Record Year for ABR
Cub season started in March 2011 with 3 tiny cubs. A fourth arrived in April; 3 were admitted in June; 3 in July; and 3 in August. September brought 9 more cubs,