Come to the Mountain Hoedown!
ABR will host a dinner with the theme “Mountain Hoedown,” on Saturday October 16th at the Gatlinburg Convention Center in Gatlinburg TN. It will be a fun-filled evening with food,…
Two bear buddies
Several releases have occurred recently, leaving ABR with just two young bears at the present time. RA, who was admitted back in May, and the little LA yearling are enjoying…
Release of park bear
It’s always gratifying when one of “our” bear cubs is ready for release into its wild habitat. On July 30, 2010 a female yearling, that had been admitted in April,…
Orientation for new volunteers
On August 21st, a meeting for new volunteers was held at the newly-opened Picnic Pantry in Townsend, TN. We are very happy to welcome these volunteers, who are full of…
Another reason to be careful of your trash
A 6-month-old cub in Florida, searching with its mother and sibling for easy food in unsecured garbage containers, had the misfortune to get its head stuck inside a plastic jar. …
We get questions
We receive questions from many individuals who have bear questions or problems. Recently, a woman in western NC wrote to tell us about a 3-legged sow bear with cubs that…
Photos from Black Bear Expo
In case you missed the great event, here are some photos to show you what was going on. This was the sight that greeted visitors at the entrance: Welcome to…
ABR in the news!
On Monday, July 19th, there was an article in Blount Today, a Maryville TN newspaper, about our recent event. Black Bear Expo was held on June 26th in Townsend, TN. …
Photos of our bears!
Our busy curator finally had a chance to snap some photos of some of our young bears. We knew you would want to see them, so without further ado, here…
Common sense about bears
You may have heard about a recent, non-fatal bear attack on a hiker in Kentucky. Bears have been relatively rare in the state, but it seems that they are moving in…