Daisy Mae, Duke, and Jellybean Bear have moved outside!! Well, kind of. 🤷🏻♀️ 🤔
Curators have been working hard to deep clean the Acclimation Pen that connects Wild Enclosure 1 to the Hartley House. The pen was power washed and “cubbified” with new, cub-sized firehose bumpers fastened to the wooden platforms. Duke Bear was the first to approach the opened gate, followed by Jellybean. All three of the cubs have spent the majority of their day today exploring and enjoying their new outdoor-ish enclosure.
Access to the Acclimation Pen has also freed up more space for Casper and Shadow Bear in the Hartley House. The brothers now can shift freely between rooms 1 and 2, while the trio has free range of room 3 and the Acclimation Pen.
While all of the other ursine residents were moving around, Peeps took the liberty to move around herself. A short panic ensued when Curators could not spot Peeps Bear on the cameras. After countless sweeps with the PTZ camera, and just as Curator Katrina started the trek uphill to get eyes on her in-person, Peeps was finally found. 😮💨 Can you see her?
This time of year never fails to keep everyone on their toes. Thank you for your support in our mission to give cubs like them a second chance. ❤️
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When I read “a short panic” my immediate thought was that Twinkle and Tinsel finally climbed that tree and making their escape. Then I remembered they were already released to the wild.
I hope they are doing well.
Baby bears=grey hairs! 🐻+❤️=👵🏻Glad little Miss Peeps is ok!!
I love your posts and look forward to them every day. Glad Peeps was found and that they are all doing well.
That Peeps! Practicing her rascally skills😁
Love them! Thank you for all you do for the cubs.
It is so much fun watching what the cubbies are into everyday. Thank you ABR. ❤🐻❤
Do glad they’re doing well! Peeps you gave us a scare! 😂 I bet the trio is loving their new digs!
so darn adorable. So glad the triplet pen likes the out side. Peeps just didn't want to be bothered. Maybe she was cold. Or she was making her a den. Casper & shadow are comfy & will like the Xtra room. I think all cubs are happy if their tummies are full so it's ok where they are put or sleeping spots. 💜💜💙💙❤️❤️💚💚
Thank you for posting everyday. We love following these sweeties.
Peeps 🐻 you shouldn't cause panic it's not good on the rest of us 😀. Awesome the others are enjoying their new areas.
Keep up the good work, thanks for what you do for the bear
Peeps knew where she was…..and probably didn’t have a care in the world that the humans were freaking out, glad she got over the game of hide and seek 😊.
Thank you for the update! Precious babies 💕💕
How fun to see them all together!!!
The Curators set up the Acclimation Pen very orderly but not sure how long it will look like that! 😍
Have fun cubbies in your new digs!! 🐾❤️
Steady advancements for all of them. The acclimation pen will allow them to work on their balance, get them up off the floor where they can get used to being higher off the ground, ramps to help build strength, and room to really stretch their legs and a lot more room to play. Won't be long and they'll be out into one of the outside enclosures. Then let the fun begin.
Funny lil peeps, she figured out to stay warm and cuddly
Another exciting day at ABR 🥰
Enjoy watching the video and cubs
All move round one!
Hide and seek Peeps!
Now it is a game of hide and seek? Peep is a great player.
We introduce Peeps Bear, starring in the new hit show, Where's Peeps?
This is fantastic! I think Jellybean, Daisy and Duke will enjoy the sights and sounds from the Acclimation Pen, and Casper and Shadow will enjoy their larger quarters in Hartley House. It appears that little Miss Peeps is quite the master of the game Hide-And-Seek! 🙏🏻🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️
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Didn't see an FB live on the page. Did you record it? We LOVE these bears! Thank you for all you do for them.
We appreciate that everyone puts in long hours. The cubs would say Thank You as well, but we all know that doesn't come until they graduate and run free!
April 16, 2024: Busy Day The cubs and members of the ABR team were all busy today. The cubs were busy playing, eating, and finally sneaking a little snooze. The curators were exceptionally busy today. There was porridge to prepare and deliver, rooms to scrub, notes to enter, and cubby pools and Acclimation Pens to power wash.
We also had several engagements away from the bear facility today. Many of you have met JoAnne at our Visitor Center. In her spare time, JoAnne is a member of the Townsend Garden Club. Today, she engaged our team to speak to the Club about gardening with bears in mind. Tonight, we are speaking about ABR and Hiking in Bear Country at Little River Trading Company.
Our ABR Board Members, Volunteers, and JoAnne had a delicious assignment today! Ben & Jerry's welcomed ABR to participate with them at Free Cone Day. It's always a fun day, and we get to share the mission of ABR with so many new folks. Many thanks to the great staff at Ben & Jerry's! They work very hard all day to help raise funds and awareness for our cubs. ... See MoreSee Less
My husband and I enjoyed the presentation about ABR & Hiking at Little River Trading Company last night. It was great to meet two of the curators, and it was very informative!
Thank you for all you do! My husband and I met JoAnne on 2 visits last November and she is an absolute doll.We were on our way home and decided to stop and adopt another cub, about ten minutes until opening and she allowed us into the visitors center and was so patient with us old people.She was so knowledgable about the bears, we will more than likely stop again this year to donate, mostly because of such kindness.
Excellent update!! Thanks for your hard work!!!
Well sounds like it was a very busy day at ABR. And a couple events away from ABR. Well im soo happy that everything You do is for the Cubbies, always making them a first Priority. Than You for all the hard work you Curators did in the WE 's to get them ready for future 😄🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🏡💞💛🩵💜💛💚
We met JoAnne and her helper yesterday! They were both a pleasure to chat with! We stopped into the ABR visitor center and browsed. Thanks JoAnne for all the wonderful information!! 🩵🐻🩵🐻
Love you guys and bears so much !
So cute 🥰 Thank you for all your team does for the bears 🐻
WOW what an action packed day! You are amazing and I thank you again for all you do for the Bears. Also, happy to see My crush...Peeps Bear sleeping so snuggly
You all are terrific bear ambassadors!! Loved meeting JoAnne and Kimberly (?) At the visitor center last week while visiting from PA.
Thanks 🙏 for all you do!!!!
Bears are kind of quiet today.. they need their beauty sleep. Every day is a new beginning.
Thank you ABR. Your the best. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
You guys work so hard for those Cubbys!!!!! THANK YOU for your dedication!!!!!❤️
Hard to believe those are the same cubby pools😄
You did have a very busy day! Does ABR drink the same stuff Jellybean, Duke and Daisy Mae drink?! The overbearing energy drink?!
The babies are precious💖 Thank you ABR, for all you do😊
Thank you Curators for all of your hard work🙏🏼👏🏻
I am glad all is well. ❤🐻❤
Sounds like a very satisfying day all around.
I love seeing these little ones!!! Peeps especially has touched my heart. I wonder if Twinkle has sneaked back to check out the Forbidden Tree😅 ❤ 🐻 🐻 🐻 🐻 🐻 🐻 ❤ 🌳 🐻
.....and then soon, zoom, zoom, zoom. The cleanliness is history!
Lots of hard work,, but everything looks great all ready for little cubbies to mess up eventually 😉🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻❤ I'm glad they're all doing well,, have a wonderful night😴🙏🏻
Well I want to know about gardening with bears in mind. Do tell.
Busy busy busy!! And all the time caring for those little bears 🐻 You are wonderful ABR⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️♥️
So much hard work going on, both on site and off today, while still taking care of the needs of six cubs. You are awesome ABR!
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Appalachian Bear Rescue THANK YOU to the entire team for everything they do for the cubs!
ABR Daily Update-April 15, 2024-Getting on with it. 🐻
Weather: 80F (27C) Humidity 46%, Sunny 🌞
It’s a hot one! Our cubs don’t care; they’re in climate-controlled buildings practicing being bears. Everything they need to know is preprogrammed, so all we do is give them food, shelter, time… and air-conditioning. Otherwise, we stay out of their way and let them get on with it.
Casper and Shadow are instructing us on the latest moves in Cub Wrestling. We thought we knew them all, but the "resting-on-your-side pummel" is a new one on us. The brothers are eating Cubby Porridge made of fresh goat’s milk, Fox Valley Bear Milk Replacement Formula, and Gerber baby rice cereal. It’s the breakfast of champions! 🐻🐻🥣🥣
The cubs next door were up late, trashing their room and each other. Jellybean, the largest cub in residence, is a pretty good climber, but he can’t stick the landing…unless it’s on his noggin, which it so often is. Daisy Mae and her brother are in almost constant rounds of fisticuffs, and we wonder (again!) how mother bears do it. Really. How? 🤔 The cubs are offered the same menu as brothers Shadow and Casper, and eat heartily, probably expending the calories they consume by beating the porridge out of their roommates. If play is learning, then these guys are scholars. 🐻🎓🐻 🎓🐻🎓
Last night, Peeps, our smallest cub, decided Baby Not-a-Polar Bear (BNAPB) was making too much noise and kicked him out of her Cub Cave. She had words with him after breakfast, then went back to bed. She sleeps a lot but is eating her Cubby Porridge, taking her vitamins, and using her Climby Thing to practice. Good little bear! 🐻 🐻❄️
🧸All the cubs are up for virtual adoption. Please click on the link for more information. We’re sorry, but orders are restricted to the USA only. appalachian-bear-rescue.myshopify.com/
So why does real black bears look black at night on the cameras but the stuffed black bears look white?🤔
I absolutely love these updates. Thank you so much. Keep up the good work cubbies ❤🐻❤
They need more space as them room aren’t big enough for them to grow an they will remember all this when they are release
Wonderful update! I love these updates so much. And I love these cubs. ❤️🐻🐻❤️🐻🐻🐻❤️🐻❤️
The baby bears are so much fun to watch!!! I love these updates!! 😊🐻 🐻💞
Total cuties all the time!! Keep up the good work all at ABR! Cubbies are growing and thriving!!
Just love your stories, thanks for keeping us smiling and active bears happy
I love these updates! They always put a smile on my face.
I love your bear stories ❤️
No matter that I had a bad day,,I can come home and read your most excellent updates on the adorable bears that are so deep in my heart and all is well. Sending love to all from WI and especially wee little Peeps Bear
Thank you for the update on our precious babies! They’re quite busy little bears! Keep eating and growing little ones 💕💕
I love their little stories ♥️
Is there anything cuter than watching cubby shenanigans! I especially like the method that Shadow and Casper have developed with the side fisticuffs, where you can rest and wrestle at the same time 😂. 🙏🏻🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️
I think there are going to be a lot of stories about wrestling over the next few months. 😍 And I agree with you about how Mother Bears survive all the shenanigans that little cubs get up to! 😍
It looks like they are having the time of their lives, no rules, no supervision and no time out….livin the life little bears, 😊❤️
So vewy happy the cubbies are doing their thing. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
So much cuteness in all these cubbies! I love them all, no favorites but a soft spot for baby Peeps. I can't wait until she is strong enough to join the others and then it's a free for all! ❤
Well sounds like the Cubbies are all doing great. Guess the antics,playing, batting each other, practicing climbing, making messes, all night parties are Not limited to the Wild Enclosures, Lol.😅😅🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🏡💜💛💙💞💛💚💞🩵
I love the updates! They are written so cute, I have to laugh while picturing the antics of these sweet guys.
I loved this post. They all usually make me laugh out loud but this one was exceptional. I can picture a video in my head of every single thing the cubs were doing😄🫣
Good bears
So happy to hear all the cubbies doing so well and playing
Honsetly ABR your play by play write ups are a highlight of my day.
Hopefully you won’t get any more cubs for a while,enjoy seeing the ones you got now.
Frankly, we have all lost patience with BNAPB!! 😂😅 well done, Peeps!
ABR Daily Update-April 14, 2024-Our Six Cubs 🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻
Weather: 69F (21C) Humidity 46%, Sunny 🌞
We have six two-month-old black bear cubs in residence:
Peeps Bear - Female - The Recovery Center - Rooms #1 & #2
Daisy Mae Bear - Female - Hartley House - Room #2 Duke Bear - Male - Hartley House - Room #2 Jellybean Bear - Male - Hartley House - Room #2
Casper Bear - Male - Hartley House - Room #1 Shadow Bear - Male - Hartley House - Room #1
Peeps, our smallest and youngest cub, likely born near the end of the range of probable cub birthdates (January to mid-February), is doing well. Now that she’s out of The Cub Nursery and in larger rooms, Peeps has the space to show the curators what she can do. They’re watching to see if her strength and coordination improve over time, signifying continued, albeit later, development. The vets from UTCVM-University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine took a look at Peeps when they were at the facility for Twinkle and Tinsel’s release (bless our yearlings, wherever they are. 🐻🐻), and agreed Peeps is too small and wobbly to meet any of the cubs at this time. There’s no doubt the rowdy monsters in Hartley House are right on track; they’re all over the place, up and down. They eat like horses and play like devils, born as they were with The Rules of Cubby Fight Club written in their genes: First Rule: There are no rules. Mad as hatters, they are, mad as hatters.
At present, Peeps is content with her own company, and we hope with continued progress, she’ll meet Casper and Shadow soon.
🧸All our cubs are up for virtual adoption. Please click on the link for more information. We’re sorry, but orders are restricted to the USA only. appalachian-bear-rescue.myshopify.com/
So love ABR’s smile-and laugh-inducing explanations and commentary. I often visit when I just need a smile! (Of course, the cubbies are a real attraction, too!)
To whoever writes the commentary (Ben?): I just love it❣️ You have such an engaging style, caring and factual, with the right amount of humor thrown in. I think it makes our attachment to these bears even greater. Thank you for doing this for the cubs—and us.
So happy to see that our little 🐻 are doing so well❤️❤️ this is probably going to seem like a silly question but was there any chance that Twinkle and Tinsel could have had a tracking device put on them to keep track of where they are I know they do that with other animals but didn't know if it could be done with black bears
Keep up the good work Peeps and soon you will have a wonderful time with the rest of the cubbies. I love seeing them play.I hope Twinkle and Tinsel are living their best wild bear life.❤🐻❤
Keep it up Peeps, soon you’ll be joining some new friends & have lots of adventures. And I’m sure you will be giving the great folks at ABR a few more gray hairs.
These cubbies are so adorable ❤️ 🫶 ♥️.
Thanks ABR and vets and all you cubby carers and cubby lovers . This Facebook group is wonderful ❤️ 🫶 ♥️
I love these little bears
So happy I found this page! It fills my soul with joy to see these cubs progress, Wishing Peeps well and looking forward to her next update!
Love this seeing them in their environment & doing what they want. So cute they all are.
Thank you ABR for keeping them safe. And getting them big & strong.
Glad to see all cubbies doing well. I have no doubt little Peeps will continue to gain strength and coordination 🙏🏻🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️
I hope Twinkle and Tinsel are able to find food on their own. They were used to being fed by you and now nothing.
Mad as Haters and Chaos creators
Great update ABR Thank you. ♥️♥️♥️♥️uk🇬🇧xxxx
Keep up the good work Peeps 🐻
So glad these little guys are doing so good. I bet Peeps will kick some cubby tails when she gets big enough, she has the will and fight to live. Keep growing babies.
The 🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻may be mad as hatters, but I wonder what the effect on curators is after a couple of years 😆
Love the pictures give us the pleasure of seeing how everyone's personality develops.
There are people in the world that believe all animals the same, not individuals.
I'm always hopeing watching animal sites like ABR will snag an indifferent bear person and convert them at least to a liker.
Love to hear they all are doing so well
Thanks for the updates. Keep eating and growing little Peeps, you may end up the maddest of the hatters! 🐻💝 Glad to hear all of the fight club cubs are well 🤣🤣 Think often of TnT 🐻💝🐻💝
Prayers for Peeps🐻
Thanks soo much ABR for the Updates on All the Cubbies! Much Appreciated. 🥰🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻💞💛💚💜💛💙💞🩵🏡
Love seeing Peeps play with her toes.
That's great everyone is doing well and having a good time🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻, hopefully little miss Peeps will be able to join the others soon🙏🏻❤🐻 Thank you for the pictures and update, have a good night🙏🏻😴
Twinkle and Tinsel Bear are back in the wild where they belong. Now, there are six cubs of the year at Appalachian Bear Rescue. Six cubs of the year = CHAOS! And Daisy Mae, Duke, Jellybean, Peeps, Casper and Shadow don't disappoint! Enjoy the video of cubbies at play. ... See MoreSee Less
Thank you for posting this video of our beautiful cubs. Glad to see that Shadow and Casper got to move to a bigger “apartment”. Little Peeps still has some work to do on her coordination skills but she will get there. Jellybean, Daisy Mae and Duke seem to be well settled in as well. I pray that Tinsel and Twinkle did well during their first hours back in the wild. 🙏🏻🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️
Thank you so much for sharing this precious video of all 6 Bear Cubs! 🧸🩷🧸🩵🧸🩵🧸🩷🧸🩵🧸🩵 It is good to see them all playing and learning to do bear things. 😍 Continue prayers that they all get stronger! 🙏 I miss seeing Twinkle 🐻and Tinsel Bear 🐻 but I'm also glad that they're out in the wild where they do belong. May God protect them out there in the Nature. 🙏
Thanks for the video of the cubbies, love watching them with all that energy. Miss Twinkle and Tinsel though, can't help it, it's like they were apart of my life for awhile. I found myself talking about them last night at ten o clock when my hubby and I took our dog for his walk before bedtime. I pray they live long and safe.
Thank you for the amazing videos of our little bear babies 🐻🐻❤️❤️ they all seem to be having fun 🤣 I wish our girls Twinkle and Tinsel all the best❤️❤️
Peeps is one determined little bear! ❤️🐻❤️
Oh boy when these 6 get together there's going to be lots of fun and laughs that's for sure, I can't wait😊🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻❤ thank you for the videos of the cubs, have a great rest of the day👍😊🌞 I hope Twinkle and Tinsel did alright and are ok after going back to the wild🐻❤🙏🏻🐻❤🙏🏻
I am curious. Were Tinsel and Twinkle released in the same area? And would they know each other in the wild since they spent so much time together in captivity? Thank you for sharing the pictures, videos, and knowledge. It is fun learning about them.
Wonderful video of the cubs!! Thinking about Twinkle and Tinsel.. hope life is kind to them. Broke my heart to see someone hit a beautiful coyote this morning. Looked in excellent health. Praying there aren't little coyote pups somewhere waiting for mom
Wonderful to see all the cubs being so active and having so much fun with all stimulering things in their rooms 💕🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🥰. Thank you for shsring the video ❤️
Love seeing the babies. I’m so sad this morning not being able to see Tinsel bear. I know she had to be released but she was special to me cause she came from my area and I was one of the people that called about her. I hope she did ok last night by herself. And Twinkle as well.
These cubs moms would be pleased to know that they were found, cared for by ABR & UTVMC, are healthy & thriving!
Congratulations cubbies on your new accommodations and accomplishments! So proud of all of you! Y’all are loved more than you know! Thank you everyone involved in caring for and rescuing these sweet babies 💕💕
Thank you so much for the wonderful update on the precious cubs. I can't thank everyone enough for taking sure wonderful care of the bears.❤🐻❤
I know nothing can replace mom, but it’s comforting how the siblings absolutely depend on each other! Peeps is the cutest thing, but she does look a little wobbly and floppy. Hoping it’s just because she’s younger and hasn’t had to fight off a sibling. A baby does have to learn quickly how to defend against fiticuffed brother!
Shadow and Casper are the energizer bunnies! Wow!
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Thank you for this lovely video of Cubby Chaos. 🥰💖😍
Thank you so much for all the bear videos!! I will miss seeing Twinkle and Tinsel but hope that have a wonderful life in the wild where they are meant to be!!
Thank You for the videos of the resident cubbies.
Looks like everyone is doing well.
Poor Peepsy Weepsy wants in with those 2 rowdy newcomers! 🐻 🐻 🐻 🐻 🐻 🐻
Peeps seems to be making great strides. Maybe soon she will be ready for Casper and Shadow!
Well helloooo Daisy Mae, Duke, Jellybean, Peeps, Casper, Shadow. Good Morning Cubbies. Happy Saturday Sweet, Precious Babies! Soo Happy that All the Cubbies are doing well. They're growing n thriving! Can't wait till their ready to go out into a Wild Enclosure. Then the fun,playing, antics will begin. Lol.🥰🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻💚💛💜🩵💛💞
Oh my they are ready to tear the place apart. How cute those cubbies are though.
It's good watching all of them playing 🐻❤
Oh Peeps you are just to precious.
Wow! Shadow & Casper are non-stop energy! Whew! And Jellybean has already accomplished the summit of their new climbing structure! As with human toddlers, providing mental & physical challenges will help them survive in future challenges.
Oh I was thinking of them all night! I hope they are able to find food. All the other cubs are adorable too!♥️
Awww, Peeps! You'll have some cub peeps to play with pretty soon! <3
Earlier today, wildlife officials from TWRA and Great Smoky Mountains National Park and doctors and students from UTCVM-University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine joined the ABR Curator team at the bear facility to release Tinsel and Twinkle Bear back to the wild.
Tinsel Bear was successfully released back to the wild in northeast Tennessee. She weighed 43.78 pounds.
Thank you for keeping Tinsel Bear in your hearts. You gave her a second chance at life in the wild where she belongs.
Wild & Free the way it's meant to be.
Good Luck to our little Christmas 🐻 Tinsel ✨️
I cry every time I watch these releases🥲so happy for the bears, a little sad we won’t get to watch their antics and hopeful they have a happy, joyful, and long life
It's always a good day when the little bears get back to where they belong. Thank you ABR for all you do to save & return these wonderful creatures back into the wild.
I'm sure it is a bitter sweet day for you all there. Whenever you release a bear. You have taken so much time and care to get to this point. I realize the ultimate goal is to have these cubs live wild and free. Even though you have as little human contact. You have to loose a piece of your heart each time they go. We grow to care about them and we only read and see them here on Facebook.
I hope Tinsel bear has a long and healthy life.
A huge thank you to ABR for all you do for these beautiful animals.
It’s bittersweet to see their journey at ABR ending. It’s such a joy watching them grow and playing with each other. Tinsel looks so tiny in the release clip, especially when compared to previous cubs that weighed 60 plus pound. I hope she will find plenty of food after being spoiled at ABR. Thank you ABR for all you do.
These videos make me sob 😭 But I’m so happy and thankful for release day because that means the bears have grown into healthy bears! Thank you all for the love and support you provide these babies! 🩵🐻🥲
Congratulations sweet Tinsel on your Graduation Day. I pray that you will have a long and safe wild bear life for many years to come! 🙏🏻🐻♥️
I get so choked up each time bear released although very happy they are going back to the wild. Will miss them. Run free. Wishing you both long and healthy lives.
Thank you ABR for all you do to give them their best 2nd chance. Run free and have a long, healthy, and happy life.
Happy graduation day sweet Tinsel. My heart is so happy for you. I hope you have a long and healthy life back in the wild. Thank you ABR for allowing us all to share their journey.♥️🐻🐾
It is such a joy to watch them grow and finally go home but I tear up every time ❤️
As I said in Twinkle release, I have mixed emotions over Tinsels release, this is breaking my heart but I'm also happy for the two girls. I'm going to miss seeing them carrying on like they did. The videos of them were great. Pray Tinsel grow up safe and healthy. THANK YOU TO ALL THAT HAS DONATED TO ABR AND ALL THAT HAS TAKEN CARE OF THEM AND HELPED IN ANYWAY❤🐻❤🐻
Go live your best bear life, Tinsel! Thank you, ABR for giving these bears a chance to be bears.
Tinsel and her love for Christmas trees! I hope you find a whole forest of firs where you live, Tinsel! 🌲🌲🌲
Run free little Tinsel bear.
Grow big and strong so you can protect those cute cubbies you're destined to have in 3 or 4 years. Live long, happy, healthy life. Stay away from humans and roads. Gonna miss you.
So happy for Tinsel & Twinkle! Do they
still have their same ear tags? They Both
Are Beautiful Bears! Thanks to ABR, UT
Vets, & All Who Took Such Great Care of
Them so They Both Could Return to the
Wild! God Bless & Keep Tinsel & Twinkle!
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Visited Appalachian Bear gift shop in Townsend today ,what a great place to see all the work these people do to help these little bear cubs.They have lots of stuff for sale which helps support the bear rescue.
Good luck little one, I will miss you but you are back where you belong, ❤️😢
This is so beautiful!!!
Precious Tinsel...I'm crying tears of joy. Go have the best life in the mountains and stay far, far from humans. I'll always love you and hold you in my heart❤️❤️thank you to all who helped this precious bear❤️❤️
Aww. She still looked so tiny! Good luck little bear!!
Sad tears and happy tears. Welcome home tinsel. Be safe and be careful. There are humans that feel it is a badge of honor and fun to kill bears. Humans are not always nice and caring.
Have a long and healthy life Tinsel Bear! You will be missed but you’re now where you belong. 🤎
Thanks again to all those involved in the care of all the cubs that make it possible for them to have a 2nd chance ♥️
I love that she is back in the wild! But it's also kinda bittersweet. I want to watch them all grow up, but know they need to be wild. Thank you for all you do! ❤️
Live your best bear life Wild & Free Tinsel Bear
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Earlier today, wildlife officials from TWRA and Great Smoky Mountains National Park and doctors and students from UTCVM-University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine joined the ABR Curator team at the bear facility to release Twinkle and Tinsel Bear back to the wild.
Aww yay! Tears of joy! So very happy that she is able to go back to the wild! So heartwarming! ❤️
It makes me sad every time I watch these releases, knowing we will no longer see these cubs, who we've watched heal, grow and become independent. At the same time, it brings me joy, to know that they did in fact, heal, grow and become independent, and are able to be released back into the wild where they belong. Tears of sadness, yet tears of joy at the same time. Again, thank you ABR for all you do. God Bless you Twinkle and may you have a long, healthy life.
Perfect release day...my husband and my 45th anniversary! Perfect present!
I will never not cry my eyes out watching these release videos. So incredibly bittersweet. It’s so hard to watch her go, but it’s for such a happy reason. Thank you for being the catalyst of that reason and saving Twinkle’s life to give her the second chance that we have all been so honored to share a little part of too. ❤️
Thank you ABR for taking such good care of Twinkle and Tinsel! It’s always bittersweet, even though this is the outcome we want! ❤️
Live long and healthy lives girls! ❤️
I saw her on the tree the day she arrived. I hope she thrives and is okay in the wild 😭 whenever I see a bear now I’ll always wonder if it’s twinkle.
I am really going to miss the girls, they were so entertaining, especially when they pretended not to be friends. But so happy for them to run free where they belong. ❤❤🐻🐻
Wow Twinkle, you had good speed! It has been so facinating to follow you ar ABR 😍. Now you will be able to climb all the trees, none of them is forbidden. I wish you a very happy, healthy and safe bear life and hope that you get cubs of your own when the time comes. Run free ❤️🐻❤️!
No trees are forbidden now, Twinkle! Go and climb them all, little girl, and live your best life!
It makes me sad knowing we'll never see these bears again..hopefully..but so happy they received their gift of freedom..prayers for Twinkle Bear that she lives a long..happy..healthy..safe life..God Bless all involved in her care and release
😭 So bittersweet! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed watching these girls and their journey to this release day. Thankful they finally became friends and learned to play and cohabitate together. 🩵🐻🥲
I don’t know why these videos make me cry every time. 😢 Wishing Twinkle Bear a long, healthy, and productive wild bear life in GSMNP! ❤️ Thank you ABR, TWRA, and UTCVM for all the love and hard work you put into rescuing and caring for these little bears to return them to the wild. ❤️
I love that she's going back to the Great Smoky National Park. I hope she runs free and has lots of cubs!,
Well Twinkles bear have followed Your stay at ABR. Have watched You grow n thrive, to become more outgoing with Tinsel Bear. Watched you being more playful with Tinsel Bear. Soo Happy that You were given a Second Chance to return back to Your Home in the Wild where You belong. To be Safe,Free, Wild n Happy! I will Miss seeing you, your antics,your playfulness. But I know You're happier back in Your home in the Wild. Prayers that You stay Safe, Healthy, Happy, Away from Humans! My Prayers for You are to Live a very, very Long, Healthy, Happy, Prosperous Life in the Wild. To Always have a Bountiful harvest of food for You, to find a Safe,Warm Den for the Winter. To one day have some Cubbies as beautiful as You. Soo today is a bittersweet day,sad to see You go, but happy to know that your finally back home in the Wild where Your Happy. 🫠🐻🐾🐾🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲💞💛🩵💜💛💚💞💛💙
Best of luck Twinkle, you will be missed... Have a great 2nd chance in the wild... Stay away from humans and roads... Thank you ABR and everyone that helped these babies... Such a bitter sweet day...
Live a long healthy life ms Twinkle. Wish you could understand how many people love you. Stay safe in the park and away from humans. Hope you have some beautiful cubs some day. Gonna miss hearing about you 😢
Godspeed sweet Twinkle! Congratulations on your Graduation Day. I pray you have a long and safe wild bear life 🙏🏻🐻♥️
You go girl. Hope those stars twinkle down on you every night sweet girl. You are one special girl. The truck in front of us hit you and you layed in the road. We thought you were going to die. But this strong girl after a minute or two jumped up and climb a tree and fell in the water. You stay strong and I hope some day I can cross your path ( not to close) and see some little ones following you. My precious girl is free. Thank you ABR for everything you do for all these bears.
Why are the bears not released together in the same area?
Very darned time I watch one of these videos I cry. Thank you so much for saving them and letting us tag along for the ride.
I always say I won’t cry when I see them run back to the wild, but I always do. I’m glad they had a second chance at life.
Run free Twinkle….I am so thankful for ABR getting you in top shape for your second chance. May you live a long, healthy, and happy life.
Be safe Twinkle! Don’t cross any roads. Have a nice long free roaming life. Be smart and remember that ABR was the second best thing for you. ❤️❤️
Happy graduation day beautiful Twinkle it makes my heart so happy that you got the second chance that you deserve. Thank you to the staff at UT,TWRA and ABR for helping this beautiful bear get that second chance. Twinkle I hope you have a long and healthy life in the wild.♥️🐻🐾
ABR Daily Update-April 18,2024-A Short Panic 😳🐻😱
Weather: 82°F (28°C) Humidity 48%, Sunny 🌞
Daisy Mae, Duke, and Jellybean Bear have moved outside!! Well, kind of. 🤷🏻♀️ 🤔
Curators have been working hard to deep clean the Acclimation Pen that connects Wild Enclosure 1 to the Hartley House. The pen was power washed and “cubbified” with new, cub-sized firehose bumpers fastened to the wooden platforms. Duke Bear was the first to approach the opened gate, followed by Jellybean. All three of the cubs have spent the majority of their day today exploring and enjoying their new outdoor-ish enclosure.
Access to the Acclimation Pen has also freed up more space for Casper and Shadow Bear in the Hartley House. The brothers now can shift freely between rooms 1 and 2, while the trio has free range of room 3 and the Acclimation Pen.
While all of the other ursine residents were moving around, Peeps took the liberty to move around herself. A short panic ensued when Curators could not spot Peeps Bear on the cameras. After countless sweeps with the PTZ camera, and just as Curator Katrina started the trek uphill to get eyes on her in-person, Peeps was finally found. 😮💨 Can you see her?
This time of year never fails to keep everyone on their toes. Thank you for your support in our mission to give cubs like them a second chance. ❤️
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When I read “a short panic” my immediate thought was that Twinkle and Tinsel finally climbed that tree and making their escape. Then I remembered they were already released to the wild. I hope they are doing well.
Baby bears=grey hairs! 🐻+❤️=👵🏻Glad little Miss Peeps is ok!!
I love your posts and look forward to them every day. Glad Peeps was found and that they are all doing well.
That Peeps! Practicing her rascally skills😁
Love them! Thank you for all you do for the cubs.
It is so much fun watching what the cubbies are into everyday. Thank you ABR. ❤🐻❤
Do glad they’re doing well! Peeps you gave us a scare! 😂 I bet the trio is loving their new digs!
so darn adorable. So glad the triplet pen likes the out side. Peeps just didn't want to be bothered. Maybe she was cold. Or she was making her a den. Casper & shadow are comfy & will like the Xtra room. I think all cubs are happy if their tummies are full so it's ok where they are put or sleeping spots. 💜💜💙💙❤️❤️💚💚
Thank you for posting everyday. We love following these sweeties.
Peeps 🐻 you shouldn't cause panic it's not good on the rest of us 😀. Awesome the others are enjoying their new areas.
Keep up the good work, thanks for what you do for the bear
Peeps knew where she was…..and probably didn’t have a care in the world that the humans were freaking out, glad she got over the game of hide and seek 😊.
Thank you for the update! Precious babies 💕💕
How fun to see them all together!!!
The Curators set up the Acclimation Pen very orderly but not sure how long it will look like that! 😍
Have fun cubbies in your new digs!! 🐾❤️
Steady advancements for all of them. The acclimation pen will allow them to work on their balance, get them up off the floor where they can get used to being higher off the ground, ramps to help build strength, and room to really stretch their legs and a lot more room to play. Won't be long and they'll be out into one of the outside enclosures. Then let the fun begin.
Funny lil peeps, she figured out to stay warm and cuddly
Another exciting day at ABR 🥰
Enjoy watching the video and cubs
All move round one!
Hide and seek Peeps!
Now it is a game of hide and seek? Peep is a great player.
We introduce Peeps Bear, starring in the new hit show, Where's Peeps?
This is fantastic! I think Jellybean, Daisy and Duke will enjoy the sights and sounds from the Acclimation Pen, and Casper and Shadow will enjoy their larger quarters in Hartley House. It appears that little Miss Peeps is quite the master of the game Hide-And-Seek! 🙏🏻🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️
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How do you come up with names?
Will all six be in the same enclosure once they go out to outside
The name Peeps just fits her to a T.
It’s such a pleasure to watch her happily playing with everything!
What kind of requirements does Peeps need to meet before she can join the others
Hello from Minnesota!
Hello from Wisconsin!
Good Afternoon
That makes a lot of sense. Didn't really think about that
Hello all
She is really giving that climbing structure a hard time
She is definitely Queen of her domain 🥰
Thank you Curator Tori!
Is that peeps we are seeing
Thank you and everyone at ABR
There so sweet.
I didn’t mean to hit the angry emoji…..it was next to the sound that keeps going off on my computer 🤦🏻♀️
Love car symbol for Duke.
Peeps is my current favorite
She is having so much fun with Not A Polar Bear!😅
Omg cute
She is growing bigger, yay
Thank you Curator Tori
Is peeps still planned to room with Casper and shadow?
Look at her play!
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Didn't see an FB live on the page. Did you record it? We LOVE these bears! Thank you for all you do for them.
We appreciate that everyone puts in long hours. The cubs would say Thank You as well, but we all know that doesn't come until they graduate and run free!
Oh, I see it now! So precious, thank you
Have not seen any recording for yesterday...
Running late? Have not found the update.....
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April 16, 2024: Busy Day
The cubs and members of the ABR team were all busy today. The cubs were busy playing, eating, and finally sneaking a little snooze. The curators were exceptionally busy today. There was porridge to prepare and deliver, rooms to scrub, notes to enter, and cubby pools and Acclimation Pens to power wash.
We also had several engagements away from the bear facility today. Many of you have met JoAnne at our Visitor Center. In her spare time, JoAnne is a member of the Townsend Garden Club. Today, she engaged our team to speak to the Club about gardening with bears in mind. Tonight, we are speaking about ABR and Hiking in Bear Country at Little River Trading Company.
Our ABR Board Members, Volunteers, and JoAnne had a delicious assignment today! Ben & Jerry's welcomed ABR to participate with them at Free Cone Day. It's always a fun day, and we get to share the mission of ABR with so many new folks. Many thanks to the great staff at Ben & Jerry's! They work very hard all day to help raise funds and awareness for our cubs. ... See MoreSee Less
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My husband and I enjoyed the presentation about ABR & Hiking at Little River Trading Company last night. It was great to meet two of the curators, and it was very informative!
Thank you for all you do! My husband and I met JoAnne on 2 visits last November and she is an absolute doll.We were on our way home and decided to stop and adopt another cub, about ten minutes until opening and she allowed us into the visitors center and was so patient with us old people.She was so knowledgable about the bears, we will more than likely stop again this year to donate, mostly because of such kindness.
Excellent update!! Thanks for your hard work!!!
Well sounds like it was a very busy day at ABR. And a couple events away from ABR. Well im soo happy that everything You do is for the Cubbies, always making them a first Priority. Than You for all the hard work you Curators did in the WE 's to get them ready for future 😄🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🏡💞💛🩵💜💛💚
We met JoAnne and her helper yesterday! They were both a pleasure to chat with! We stopped into the ABR visitor center and browsed. Thanks JoAnne for all the wonderful information!! 🩵🐻🩵🐻
Love you guys and bears so much !
So cute 🥰 Thank you for all your team does for the bears 🐻
WOW what an action packed day! You are amazing and I thank you again for all you do for the Bears. Also, happy to see My crush...Peeps Bear sleeping so snuggly
You all are terrific bear ambassadors!! Loved meeting JoAnne and Kimberly (?) At the visitor center last week while visiting from PA.
Thanks 🙏 for all you do!!!!
Bears are kind of quiet today.. they need their beauty sleep. Every day is a new beginning. Thank you ABR. Your the best. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
You guys work so hard for those Cubbys!!!!! THANK YOU for your dedication!!!!!❤️
Hard to believe those are the same cubby pools😄
You did have a very busy day! Does ABR drink the same stuff Jellybean, Duke and Daisy Mae drink?! The overbearing energy drink?!
The babies are precious💖 Thank you ABR, for all you do😊
Thank you Curators for all of your hard work🙏🏼👏🏻
I am glad all is well. ❤🐻❤
Sounds like a very satisfying day all around.
I love seeing these little ones!!! Peeps especially has touched my heart. I wonder if Twinkle has sneaked back to check out the Forbidden Tree😅 ❤ 🐻 🐻 🐻 🐻 🐻 🐻 ❤ 🌳 🐻
.....and then soon, zoom, zoom, zoom. The cleanliness is history!
Lots of hard work,, but everything looks great all ready for little cubbies to mess up eventually 😉🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻❤ I'm glad they're all doing well,, have a wonderful night😴🙏🏻
Well I want to know about gardening with bears in mind. Do tell.
Busy busy busy!! And all the time caring for those little bears 🐻 You are wonderful ABR⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️♥️
So much hard work going on, both on site and off today, while still taking care of the needs of six cubs. You are awesome ABR! 🙏🏻🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️
Appalachian Bear Rescue THANK YOU to the entire team for everything they do for the cubs!
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ABR Daily Update-April 15, 2024-Getting on with it. 🐻
Weather: 80F (27C) Humidity 46%, Sunny 🌞
It’s a hot one! Our cubs don’t care; they’re in climate-controlled buildings practicing being bears. Everything they need to know is preprogrammed, so all we do is give them food, shelter, time… and air-conditioning. Otherwise, we stay out of their way and let them get on with it.
Casper and Shadow are instructing us on the latest moves in Cub Wrestling. We thought we knew them all, but the "resting-on-your-side pummel" is a new one on us. The brothers are eating Cubby Porridge made of fresh goat’s milk, Fox Valley Bear Milk Replacement Formula, and Gerber baby rice cereal. It’s the breakfast of champions! 🐻🐻🥣🥣
The cubs next door were up late, trashing their room and each other. Jellybean, the largest cub in residence, is a pretty good climber, but he can’t stick the landing…unless it’s on his noggin, which it so often is. Daisy Mae and her brother are in almost constant rounds of fisticuffs, and we wonder (again!) how mother bears do it. Really. How? 🤔 The cubs are offered the same menu as brothers Shadow and Casper, and eat heartily, probably expending the calories they consume by beating the porridge out of their roommates. If play is learning, then these guys are scholars. 🐻🎓🐻 🎓🐻🎓
Last night, Peeps, our smallest cub, decided Baby Not-a-Polar Bear (BNAPB) was making too much noise and kicked him out of her Cub Cave. She had words with him after breakfast, then went back to bed. She sleeps a lot but is eating her Cubby Porridge, taking her vitamins, and using her Climby Thing to practice. Good little bear! 🐻 🐻❄️
🧸All the cubs are up for virtual adoption. Please click on the link for more information. We’re sorry, but orders are restricted to the USA only.
appalachian-bear-rescue.myshopify.com/
❤️Please consider donating to Appalachian Bear Rescue:
appalachianbearrescue.org/make-a-donation/
🎉Our Visitor & Education Center at Trillium Cove is open! Please click on the link for more information:
appalachianbearrescue.org/contact-us/
🛑Bearwise.org offers excellent information on what black bears are up to at this time of year and what to do if you hike or live in “Bear Country”.
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So why does real black bears look black at night on the cameras but the stuffed black bears look white?🤔
I absolutely love these updates. Thank you so much. Keep up the good work cubbies ❤🐻❤
They need more space as them room aren’t big enough for them to grow an they will remember all this when they are release
Wonderful update! I love these updates so much. And I love these cubs. ❤️🐻🐻❤️🐻🐻🐻❤️🐻❤️
The baby bears are so much fun to watch!!! I love these updates!! 😊🐻 🐻💞
Total cuties all the time!! Keep up the good work all at ABR! Cubbies are growing and thriving!!
Just love your stories, thanks for keeping us smiling and active bears happy
I love these updates! They always put a smile on my face.
I love your bear stories ❤️
No matter that I had a bad day,,I can come home and read your most excellent updates on the adorable bears that are so deep in my heart and all is well. Sending love to all from WI and especially wee little Peeps Bear
Thank you for the update on our precious babies! They’re quite busy little bears! Keep eating and growing little ones 💕💕
I love their little stories ♥️
Is there anything cuter than watching cubby shenanigans! I especially like the method that Shadow and Casper have developed with the side fisticuffs, where you can rest and wrestle at the same time 😂. 🙏🏻🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️
I think there are going to be a lot of stories about wrestling over the next few months. 😍 And I agree with you about how Mother Bears survive all the shenanigans that little cubs get up to! 😍
It looks like they are having the time of their lives, no rules, no supervision and no time out….livin the life little bears, 😊❤️
So vewy happy the cubbies are doing their thing. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
So much cuteness in all these cubbies! I love them all, no favorites but a soft spot for baby Peeps. I can't wait until she is strong enough to join the others and then it's a free for all! ❤
Well sounds like the Cubbies are all doing great. Guess the antics,playing, batting each other, practicing climbing, making messes, all night parties are Not limited to the Wild Enclosures, Lol.😅😅🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🏡💜💛💙💞💛💚💞🩵
I love the updates! They are written so cute, I have to laugh while picturing the antics of these sweet guys.
I loved this post. They all usually make me laugh out loud but this one was exceptional. I can picture a video in my head of every single thing the cubs were doing😄🫣
Good bears
So happy to hear all the cubbies doing so well and playing
Honsetly ABR your play by play write ups are a highlight of my day.
Hopefully you won’t get any more cubs for a while,enjoy seeing the ones you got now.
Frankly, we have all lost patience with BNAPB!! 😂😅 well done, Peeps!
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ABR Daily Update-April 14, 2024-Our Six Cubs 🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻
Weather: 69F (21C) Humidity 46%, Sunny 🌞
We have six two-month-old black bear cubs in residence:
Peeps Bear - Female - The Recovery Center - Rooms #1 & #2
Daisy Mae Bear - Female - Hartley House - Room #2
Duke Bear - Male - Hartley House - Room #2
Jellybean Bear - Male - Hartley House - Room #2
Casper Bear - Male - Hartley House - Room #1
Shadow Bear - Male - Hartley House - Room #1
Peeps, our smallest and youngest cub, likely born near the end of the range of probable cub birthdates (January to mid-February), is doing well. Now that she’s out of The Cub Nursery and in larger rooms, Peeps has the space to show the curators what she can do. They’re watching to see if her strength and coordination improve over time, signifying continued, albeit later, development. The vets from UTCVM-University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine took a look at Peeps when they were at the facility for Twinkle and Tinsel’s release (bless our yearlings, wherever they are. 🐻🐻), and agreed Peeps is too small and wobbly to meet any of the cubs at this time. There’s no doubt the rowdy monsters in Hartley House are right on track; they’re all over the place, up and down. They eat like horses and play like devils, born as they were with The Rules of Cubby Fight Club written in their genes: First Rule: There are no rules. Mad as hatters, they are, mad as hatters.
At present, Peeps is content with her own company, and we hope with continued progress, she’ll meet Casper and Shadow soon.
🧸All our cubs are up for virtual adoption. Please click on the link for more information. We’re sorry, but orders are restricted to the USA only.
appalachian-bear-rescue.myshopify.com/
❤️Please consider donating to Appalachian Bear Rescue:
appalachianbearrescue.org/make-a-donation/
🎉Our Visitor & Education Center at Trillium Cove is open! Please click on the link for more information: appalachianbearrescue.org/contact-us/
🛑Bearwise.org offers excellent information on what black bears are up to at this time of year and what to do if you hike or live in “Bear Country”.
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Love all the pictures! ❤️
So love ABR’s smile-and laugh-inducing explanations and commentary. I often visit when I just need a smile! (Of course, the cubbies are a real attraction, too!)
To whoever writes the commentary (Ben?): I just love it❣️ You have such an engaging style, caring and factual, with the right amount of humor thrown in. I think it makes our attachment to these bears even greater. Thank you for doing this for the cubs—and us.
So happy to see that our little 🐻 are doing so well❤️❤️ this is probably going to seem like a silly question but was there any chance that Twinkle and Tinsel could have had a tracking device put on them to keep track of where they are I know they do that with other animals but didn't know if it could be done with black bears
Keep up the good work Peeps and soon you will have a wonderful time with the rest of the cubbies. I love seeing them play.I hope Twinkle and Tinsel are living their best wild bear life.❤🐻❤
Keep it up Peeps, soon you’ll be joining some new friends & have lots of adventures. And I’m sure you will be giving the great folks at ABR a few more gray hairs.
These cubbies are so adorable ❤️ 🫶 ♥️. Thanks ABR and vets and all you cubby carers and cubby lovers . This Facebook group is wonderful ❤️ 🫶 ♥️
I love these little bears
So happy I found this page! It fills my soul with joy to see these cubs progress, Wishing Peeps well and looking forward to her next update!
Love this seeing them in their environment & doing what they want. So cute they all are. Thank you ABR for keeping them safe. And getting them big & strong.
Glad to see all cubbies doing well. I have no doubt little Peeps will continue to gain strength and coordination 🙏🏻🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️
I hope Twinkle and Tinsel are able to find food on their own. They were used to being fed by you and now nothing.
Mad as Haters and Chaos creators
Great update ABR Thank you. ♥️♥️♥️♥️uk🇬🇧xxxx
Keep up the good work Peeps 🐻
So glad these little guys are doing so good. I bet Peeps will kick some cubby tails when she gets big enough, she has the will and fight to live. Keep growing babies.
The 🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻may be mad as hatters, but I wonder what the effect on curators is after a couple of years 😆
Love the pictures give us the pleasure of seeing how everyone's personality develops. There are people in the world that believe all animals the same, not individuals. I'm always hopeing watching animal sites like ABR will snag an indifferent bear person and convert them at least to a liker.
Love to hear they all are doing so well
Thanks for the updates. Keep eating and growing little Peeps, you may end up the maddest of the hatters! 🐻💝 Glad to hear all of the fight club cubs are well 🤣🤣 Think often of TnT 🐻💝🐻💝
Prayers for Peeps🐻
Thanks soo much ABR for the Updates on All the Cubbies! Much Appreciated. 🥰🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻💞💛💚💜💛💙💞🩵🏡
Love seeing Peeps play with her toes.
That's great everyone is doing well and having a good time🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻, hopefully little miss Peeps will be able to join the others soon🙏🏻❤🐻 Thank you for the pictures and update, have a good night🙏🏻😴
Glad to hear all cubs are doing ok.
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April 13, 2024: Just The Cubs
Twinkle and Tinsel Bear are back in the wild where they belong. Now, there are six cubs of the year at Appalachian Bear Rescue. Six cubs of the year = CHAOS! And Daisy Mae, Duke, Jellybean, Peeps, Casper and Shadow don't disappoint! Enjoy the video of cubbies at play. ... See MoreSee Less
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Thank you for posting this video of our beautiful cubs. Glad to see that Shadow and Casper got to move to a bigger “apartment”. Little Peeps still has some work to do on her coordination skills but she will get there. Jellybean, Daisy Mae and Duke seem to be well settled in as well. I pray that Tinsel and Twinkle did well during their first hours back in the wild. 🙏🏻🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️🐻♥️
Thank you so much for sharing this precious video of all 6 Bear Cubs! 🧸🩷🧸🩵🧸🩵🧸🩷🧸🩵🧸🩵 It is good to see them all playing and learning to do bear things. 😍 Continue prayers that they all get stronger! 🙏 I miss seeing Twinkle 🐻and Tinsel Bear 🐻 but I'm also glad that they're out in the wild where they do belong. May God protect them out there in the Nature. 🙏
Thanks for the video of the cubbies, love watching them with all that energy. Miss Twinkle and Tinsel though, can't help it, it's like they were apart of my life for awhile. I found myself talking about them last night at ten o clock when my hubby and I took our dog for his walk before bedtime. I pray they live long and safe.
Thank you for the amazing videos of our little bear babies 🐻🐻❤️❤️ they all seem to be having fun 🤣 I wish our girls Twinkle and Tinsel all the best❤️❤️
Peeps is one determined little bear! ❤️🐻❤️
Oh boy when these 6 get together there's going to be lots of fun and laughs that's for sure, I can't wait😊🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻❤ thank you for the videos of the cubs, have a great rest of the day👍😊🌞 I hope Twinkle and Tinsel did alright and are ok after going back to the wild🐻❤🙏🏻🐻❤🙏🏻
I am curious. Were Tinsel and Twinkle released in the same area? And would they know each other in the wild since they spent so much time together in captivity? Thank you for sharing the pictures, videos, and knowledge. It is fun learning about them.
Wonderful video of the cubs!! Thinking about Twinkle and Tinsel.. hope life is kind to them. Broke my heart to see someone hit a beautiful coyote this morning. Looked in excellent health. Praying there aren't little coyote pups somewhere waiting for mom
Wonderful to see all the cubs being so active and having so much fun with all stimulering things in their rooms 💕🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🥰. Thank you for shsring the video ❤️
Love seeing the babies. I’m so sad this morning not being able to see Tinsel bear. I know she had to be released but she was special to me cause she came from my area and I was one of the people that called about her. I hope she did ok last night by herself. And Twinkle as well.
These cubs moms would be pleased to know that they were found, cared for by ABR & UTVMC, are healthy & thriving!
Congratulations cubbies on your new accommodations and accomplishments! So proud of all of you! Y’all are loved more than you know! Thank you everyone involved in caring for and rescuing these sweet babies 💕💕
Thank you so much for the wonderful update on the precious cubs. I can't thank everyone enough for taking sure wonderful care of the bears.❤🐻❤
I know nothing can replace mom, but it’s comforting how the siblings absolutely depend on each other! Peeps is the cutest thing, but she does look a little wobbly and floppy. Hoping it’s just because she’s younger and hasn’t had to fight off a sibling. A baby does have to learn quickly how to defend against fiticuffed brother! Shadow and Casper are the energizer bunnies! Wow! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for this lovely video of Cubby Chaos. 🥰💖😍
Thank you so much for all the bear videos!! I will miss seeing Twinkle and Tinsel but hope that have a wonderful life in the wild where they are meant to be!!
Thank You for the videos of the resident cubbies. Looks like everyone is doing well. Poor Peepsy Weepsy wants in with those 2 rowdy newcomers! 🐻 🐻 🐻 🐻 🐻 🐻
Peeps seems to be making great strides. Maybe soon she will be ready for Casper and Shadow!
Well helloooo Daisy Mae, Duke, Jellybean, Peeps, Casper, Shadow. Good Morning Cubbies. Happy Saturday Sweet, Precious Babies! Soo Happy that All the Cubbies are doing well. They're growing n thriving! Can't wait till their ready to go out into a Wild Enclosure. Then the fun,playing, antics will begin. Lol.🥰🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻💚💛💜🩵💛💞
Oh my they are ready to tear the place apart. How cute those cubbies are though.
It's good watching all of them playing 🐻❤
Oh Peeps you are just to precious.
Wow! Shadow & Casper are non-stop energy! Whew! And Jellybean has already accomplished the summit of their new climbing structure! As with human toddlers, providing mental & physical challenges will help them survive in future challenges.
Oh I was thinking of them all night! I hope they are able to find food. All the other cubs are adorable too!♥️
Awww, Peeps! You'll have some cub peeps to play with pretty soon! <3
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April 12, 2024: Tinsel Bear Released To The Wild
Earlier today, wildlife officials from TWRA and Great Smoky Mountains National Park and doctors and students from UTCVM-University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine joined the ABR Curator team at the bear facility to release Tinsel and Twinkle Bear back to the wild.
Tinsel Bear was successfully released back to the wild in northeast Tennessee. She weighed 43.78 pounds.
Thank you for keeping Tinsel Bear in your hearts. You gave her a second chance at life in the wild where she belongs.
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Wild & Free the way it's meant to be. Good Luck to our little Christmas 🐻 Tinsel ✨️
I cry every time I watch these releases🥲so happy for the bears, a little sad we won’t get to watch their antics and hopeful they have a happy, joyful, and long life
It's always a good day when the little bears get back to where they belong. Thank you ABR for all you do to save & return these wonderful creatures back into the wild.
I'm sure it is a bitter sweet day for you all there. Whenever you release a bear. You have taken so much time and care to get to this point. I realize the ultimate goal is to have these cubs live wild and free. Even though you have as little human contact. You have to loose a piece of your heart each time they go. We grow to care about them and we only read and see them here on Facebook. I hope Tinsel bear has a long and healthy life. A huge thank you to ABR for all you do for these beautiful animals.
It’s bittersweet to see their journey at ABR ending. It’s such a joy watching them grow and playing with each other. Tinsel looks so tiny in the release clip, especially when compared to previous cubs that weighed 60 plus pound. I hope she will find plenty of food after being spoiled at ABR. Thank you ABR for all you do.
These videos make me sob 😭 But I’m so happy and thankful for release day because that means the bears have grown into healthy bears! Thank you all for the love and support you provide these babies! 🩵🐻🥲
Congratulations sweet Tinsel on your Graduation Day. I pray that you will have a long and safe wild bear life for many years to come! 🙏🏻🐻♥️
I get so choked up each time bear released although very happy they are going back to the wild. Will miss them. Run free. Wishing you both long and healthy lives.
Thank you ABR for all you do to give them their best 2nd chance. Run free and have a long, healthy, and happy life.
Happy graduation day sweet Tinsel. My heart is so happy for you. I hope you have a long and healthy life back in the wild. Thank you ABR for allowing us all to share their journey.♥️🐻🐾
It is such a joy to watch them grow and finally go home but I tear up every time ❤️
As I said in Twinkle release, I have mixed emotions over Tinsels release, this is breaking my heart but I'm also happy for the two girls. I'm going to miss seeing them carrying on like they did. The videos of them were great. Pray Tinsel grow up safe and healthy. THANK YOU TO ALL THAT HAS DONATED TO ABR AND ALL THAT HAS TAKEN CARE OF THEM AND HELPED IN ANYWAY❤🐻❤🐻
Go live your best bear life, Tinsel! Thank you, ABR for giving these bears a chance to be bears.
Tinsel and her love for Christmas trees! I hope you find a whole forest of firs where you live, Tinsel! 🌲🌲🌲
Run free little Tinsel bear. Grow big and strong so you can protect those cute cubbies you're destined to have in 3 or 4 years. Live long, happy, healthy life. Stay away from humans and roads. Gonna miss you.
So happy for Tinsel & Twinkle! Do they still have their same ear tags? They Both Are Beautiful Bears! Thanks to ABR, UT Vets, & All Who Took Such Great Care of Them so They Both Could Return to the Wild! God Bless & Keep Tinsel & Twinkle! 🙏❤️🐻
Visited Appalachian Bear gift shop in Townsend today ,what a great place to see all the work these people do to help these little bear cubs.They have lots of stuff for sale which helps support the bear rescue.
Good luck little one, I will miss you but you are back where you belong, ❤️😢
This is so beautiful!!!
Precious Tinsel...I'm crying tears of joy. Go have the best life in the mountains and stay far, far from humans. I'll always love you and hold you in my heart❤️❤️thank you to all who helped this precious bear❤️❤️
Aww. She still looked so tiny! Good luck little bear!!
Sad tears and happy tears. Welcome home tinsel. Be safe and be careful. There are humans that feel it is a badge of honor and fun to kill bears. Humans are not always nice and caring.
Have a long and healthy life Tinsel Bear! You will be missed but you’re now where you belong. 🤎 Thanks again to all those involved in the care of all the cubs that make it possible for them to have a 2nd chance ♥️
I love that she is back in the wild! But it's also kinda bittersweet. I want to watch them all grow up, but know they need to be wild. Thank you for all you do! ❤️
Live your best bear life Wild & Free Tinsel Bear ❤️🐻❤️🐻
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April 12, 2024: Twinkle Bear Released To The Wild
Earlier today, wildlife officials from TWRA and Great Smoky Mountains National Park and doctors and students from UTCVM-University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine joined the ABR Curator team at the bear facility to release Twinkle and Tinsel Bear back to the wild.
Twinkle Bear was successfully released back to the wild in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. She weighed 49.5 pounds.
Thank you for keeping Twinkle Bear in your hearts. You gave her a second chance at life in the wild where she belongs.
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Oh Twinkle, run wild and free!
Aww yay! Tears of joy! So very happy that she is able to go back to the wild! So heartwarming! ❤️
It makes me sad every time I watch these releases, knowing we will no longer see these cubs, who we've watched heal, grow and become independent. At the same time, it brings me joy, to know that they did in fact, heal, grow and become independent, and are able to be released back into the wild where they belong. Tears of sadness, yet tears of joy at the same time. Again, thank you ABR for all you do. God Bless you Twinkle and may you have a long, healthy life.
Perfect release day...my husband and my 45th anniversary! Perfect present!
I will never not cry my eyes out watching these release videos. So incredibly bittersweet. It’s so hard to watch her go, but it’s for such a happy reason. Thank you for being the catalyst of that reason and saving Twinkle’s life to give her the second chance that we have all been so honored to share a little part of too. ❤️
Thank you ABR for taking such good care of Twinkle and Tinsel! It’s always bittersweet, even though this is the outcome we want! ❤️ Live long and healthy lives girls! ❤️
I saw her on the tree the day she arrived. I hope she thrives and is okay in the wild 😭 whenever I see a bear now I’ll always wonder if it’s twinkle.
I am really going to miss the girls, they were so entertaining, especially when they pretended not to be friends. But so happy for them to run free where they belong. ❤❤🐻🐻
Wow Twinkle, you had good speed! It has been so facinating to follow you ar ABR 😍. Now you will be able to climb all the trees, none of them is forbidden. I wish you a very happy, healthy and safe bear life and hope that you get cubs of your own when the time comes. Run free ❤️🐻❤️!
No trees are forbidden now, Twinkle! Go and climb them all, little girl, and live your best life!
It makes me sad knowing we'll never see these bears again..hopefully..but so happy they received their gift of freedom..prayers for Twinkle Bear that she lives a long..happy..healthy..safe life..God Bless all involved in her care and release
😭 So bittersweet! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed watching these girls and their journey to this release day. Thankful they finally became friends and learned to play and cohabitate together. 🩵🐻🥲
I don’t know why these videos make me cry every time. 😢 Wishing Twinkle Bear a long, healthy, and productive wild bear life in GSMNP! ❤️ Thank you ABR, TWRA, and UTCVM for all the love and hard work you put into rescuing and caring for these little bears to return them to the wild. ❤️
I love that she's going back to the Great Smoky National Park. I hope she runs free and has lots of cubs!,
Well Twinkles bear have followed Your stay at ABR. Have watched You grow n thrive, to become more outgoing with Tinsel Bear. Watched you being more playful with Tinsel Bear. Soo Happy that You were given a Second Chance to return back to Your Home in the Wild where You belong. To be Safe,Free, Wild n Happy! I will Miss seeing you, your antics,your playfulness. But I know You're happier back in Your home in the Wild. Prayers that You stay Safe, Healthy, Happy, Away from Humans! My Prayers for You are to Live a very, very Long, Healthy, Happy, Prosperous Life in the Wild. To Always have a Bountiful harvest of food for You, to find a Safe,Warm Den for the Winter. To one day have some Cubbies as beautiful as You. Soo today is a bittersweet day,sad to see You go, but happy to know that your finally back home in the Wild where Your Happy. 🫠🐻🐾🐾🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲💞💛🩵💜💛💚💞💛💙
Best of luck Twinkle, you will be missed... Have a great 2nd chance in the wild... Stay away from humans and roads... Thank you ABR and everyone that helped these babies... Such a bitter sweet day...
Live a long healthy life ms Twinkle. Wish you could understand how many people love you. Stay safe in the park and away from humans. Hope you have some beautiful cubs some day. Gonna miss hearing about you 😢
Godspeed sweet Twinkle! Congratulations on your Graduation Day. I pray you have a long and safe wild bear life 🙏🏻🐻♥️
You go girl. Hope those stars twinkle down on you every night sweet girl. You are one special girl. The truck in front of us hit you and you layed in the road. We thought you were going to die. But this strong girl after a minute or two jumped up and climb a tree and fell in the water. You stay strong and I hope some day I can cross your path ( not to close) and see some little ones following you. My precious girl is free. Thank you ABR for everything you do for all these bears.
Why are the bears not released together in the same area?
Very darned time I watch one of these videos I cry. Thank you so much for saving them and letting us tag along for the ride.
I always say I won’t cry when I see them run back to the wild, but I always do. I’m glad they had a second chance at life.
Run free Twinkle….I am so thankful for ABR getting you in top shape for your second chance. May you live a long, healthy, and happy life.
Be safe Twinkle! Don’t cross any roads. Have a nice long free roaming life. Be smart and remember that ABR was the second best thing for you. ❤️❤️
Happy graduation day beautiful Twinkle it makes my heart so happy that you got the second chance that you deserve. Thank you to the staff at UT,TWRA and ABR for helping this beautiful bear get that second chance. Twinkle I hope you have a long and healthy life in the wild.♥️🐻🐾
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