Recalling Turnip’s Life at ABR
This is the first of the release videos posted when the five cubs from Wild Enclosure #1 were released back into the wild, as we told you yesterday. Each video…
News Flash!
Big news today – the five cubs in Wild Enclosure #1 have been worked up for their release back into the wild, where they belong. Their recovery and rehabilitation at…
Big Day for Twinkle!
Twinkle is the very small bear cub who arrived on November 14, after being rescued in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. When rescued she weighed only 13 pounds a very…
Wet Cubs in a Soggy World
The badly-needed rain is continuing, for which we are thankful. And as for the bears, they don’t mind. Bears take whatever Mother Nature throws at them. Here is a very…
Rain At Last!
We have seen very dry conditions in the enclosures as well as all of east Tennessee, which has been in a drought. But the weather has changed, fortunately, and we…
Bear 389 – Tinsel Arrives!
After observing a small bear who seemed to be alone and needy, residents in Mountain City TN contacted TWRA. Wildlife officers set up a trap and the little bear was…
Sleepy Cubs
As we have said, bears. including the ABR cubs, are getting ready for their long winter’s sleep by gorging on food, drinking lots of water, and snoozing, napping, and sleeping.…
Cubs Sleep, Eat, and Hide
Black Bears are good at hiding, although they may not give it a thought. They evolved in forested areas, where their black fur gives them a good hiding mechanism –…
Food Preferences
The Acclimation Pens in Enclosures #1 and 4 are open, to allow the cubs to enter as they wish. But, since no food is distributed outside of the pens, they…
A Broken Branch
The bear cubs are always assumed to be the culprits when anything destructive occurs. However, once in a while they are innocent, as this story proves! It was assumed that…