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Appalachian Bear Rescue

A black bear care facility

Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR) is a black bear rescue facility located just outside of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Townsend, Tennessee. ABR is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization that has been returning black bears back to the wild since 1996. Each year black bears from our national parks and surrounding areas are orphaned, injured, or in need of medical care. Thanks to Appalachian Bear Rescue, these bears are given a second chance at life in the wild.

APPALACHIAN BEAR RESCUE THANKS OUR DONORS!

Aslan Foundation
Trushel Living Trust
and
Many Generous Individual Donors

Without your support, we could not offer world-class medical care to all ABR bears.
Your support proved especially critical in 2023, helping us save lives and give bears a second chance.

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