ABR is proud to announce that we have hired a new, fulltime curator, Coy Blair!
Blair graduated Magna Cum Laude from Maryville College in 2009 with a degree in Biology. He has also obtained certification as a nonprofit professional by the American Humanics organization. The press release about Coy reads:
“Coy is a bright, young and energetic professional and we are delighted to welcome him to the Appalachian Bear Rescue,” said Heather Ripley, spokeswoman for ABR. “We are confident that Coy’s knowledge in the field of wildlife biology will allow us to continue to fulfill our mission and help educate the public about black bears to ensure the sustainability of our organization.”
Coy will assume his duties as of July 9th, having given two weeks’ notice to his current employer. At that time, Rick Noseworthy (Curator Rick) will assume the assistant curator position as he had originally planned. ABR is most grateful to Rick for his hard work during the past 2 months. Not only did he care for nine yearling cubs, all of whom have now been released, but he began the upgrading of the facility that was badly needed. Rick is looking forward to working with Coy and introducing him to the challenges of a one-of-a-kind bear cub rehabilitation operation.