ABR Welcomes First Cub of 2023!
On April 9th, bear #372 was rescued and brought to ABR. This is the first actual cub (cub-of-the-year, or COY) of 2023, although the recent yearling arrivals were the size…
Cub #239 Arrives – Smallest Yet!
ABR received another eleven-month-old cub from just outside the national park. She is the smallest of all the recent cubs, weighing just 8.5 pounds. With such a low weight, and…
2 Cubs Leave, 2 Cubs Arrive
Just last week, the 2 Louisiana cubs that have been at Appalachian Bear Rescue since March went back home. Louisiana wildlife officers performed a final workup and fitted them with ear transponders before…
Letter writer has it right
We came across this letter to the editor of the Aspen Times, in which the writer expounds on the manufactured fear of bears that causes people to overreact when they…