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ABR Daily Update-March 18, 2024-Climbing to the Summitt 🐻🐻

Weather: 51F (11C) Humidity 39%, 🌤️Partly Cloudy

Our two female yearlings, Twinkle and Tinsel, have had an off-again, on-again, friendship since the day they met…mostly off. It’s still strange to see them cavorting as if they’ve always been best friends. The girls decided that nestling together on Summitt’s Branch is the best way to pass the time, and they did that most of yesterday afternoon and again from early this morning.

We’re honored that the Blount County Public Library invited us to address the esteemed members of Steam Kids. Director, Dana Dodd, Curator Katrina and members of the ABR Volunteer Toy Brigade entertained and educated the audience with a video of Taco Bear’s stay with us, from arrival to release, complete with his little bear vocalizations. Curator Katrina read “Mabel Meets a Black Bear”, the tale of twin sisters who sneak out of their vacation cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains to find themselves face to face with a black bear lured by the tempting aroma of french fries Mabel left on the picnic table. With help from their parents and a biologist, the two learn a lesson they will never forget. No, Mabel was not eaten by the bear! ( Little humans are drawn to worst case scenarios.) The book is available at our Trillium Cove Store, Our Online Store (USA orders only) and at Smoky Mountains Park Visitor Stores.
appalachian-bear-rescue.myshopify.com/products/mabel-meets-a-black-bear

❤️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”.

*We post one update daily, seven days a week.
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ABR Daily Update-March 18, 2024-Climbing to the Summitt 🐻🐻

Weather: 51F (11C) Humidity 39%, 🌤️Partly Cloudy

Our two female yearlings, Twinkle and Tinsel, have had an off-again, on-again, friendship since the day they met…mostly off. It’s still strange to see them cavorting as if they’ve always been best friends. The girls decided that nestling together on Summitt’s Branch is the best way to pass the time, and they did that most of yesterday afternoon and again from early this morning.

We’re honored that the Blount County Public Library invited us to address the esteemed members of Steam Kids. Director, Dana Dodd, Curator Katrina and members of the ABR Volunteer Toy Brigade entertained and educated the audience with a video of Taco Bear’s stay with us, from arrival to release, complete with his little bear vocalizations. Curator Katrina read “Mabel Meets a Black Bear”, the tale of twin sisters who sneak out of their vacation cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains to find themselves face to face with a black bear lured by the tempting aroma of french fries Mabel left on the picnic table. With help from their parents and a biologist, the two learn a lesson they will never forget. No, Mabel was not eaten by the bear! ( Little humans are drawn to worst case scenarios.) The book is available at our Trillium Cove Store, Our Online Store (USA orders only) and at Smoky Mountains Park Visitor Stores.
https://appalachian-bear-rescue.myshopify.com/products/mabel-meets-a-black-bear

❤️Please consider donating to Appalachian Bear Rescue.
https://appalachianbearrescue.org/make-a-donation/ 

 🎉Our Visitor & Education Center at Trillium Cove is open! Please click on the link for more information. 
https://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”.

*We post one update daily, seven days a week.Image attachmentImage attachment+8Image attachment

ABR Daily Update-March 17, 2024-Tire Water 💧🛞

Weather: 65F (18C) Humidity 59%, Mostly Cloudy 🌥️

Tinkle and Tinsel have discovered the Tire Bridge and the delicious water it contains. We’ve never seen the girls spend any time crossing the bridge or drinking from it, so we’d assumed they’d ignore it for the rest of their stay. We were wrong. We also assumed that Twinkle had so many new things to occupy her mind ( the Resting Platform, The Swingy Ball, the Tire Bridge) that she’d forgotten about The Forbidden Tree. We were wrong about that too. We are reminded that little bears have minds of their own and do what they do, when they do, when they feel like it. (If you’re new to our page, we should explain that resident bears LOVE the rainwater that collects in the tires. There may be bugs living in the water or it may be that the tires exude a smell that attracts them.)

Spring facility maintenance continues: Curator Tom is replacing section of the timber supports for one of the Acclimation Pens, and Curators Haley and Katrina took themselves out into the community to clean Townsend’s bear-resistant trash containers. We’ve worked since 2015 with various partners to replace old trash containers with new bear resistant models. You may recall your votes in 2018 helped us win a $25,000 grant to purchase containers for the benefit of the public and the bears with whom we share our world. We’re grateful for your support of every level of our mission and in every form it takes.❤️

Happy St. Patrick’s day to all! 🍀

❤️ 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”.

*We post one update daily, seven days a week.
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ABR Daily Update-March 17, 2024-Tire Water 💧🛞

Weather: 65F (18C) Humidity 59%, Mostly Cloudy 🌥️

Tinkle and Tinsel have discovered the Tire Bridge and the delicious water it contains. We’ve never seen the girls spend any time crossing the bridge or drinking from it, so we’d assumed they’d ignore it for the rest of their stay. We were wrong. We also assumed that Twinkle had so many new things to occupy her mind ( the Resting Platform, The Swingy Ball, the Tire Bridge) that she’d forgotten about The Forbidden Tree. We were wrong about that too. We are reminded that little bears have minds of their own and do what they do, when they do, when they feel like it. (If you’re new to our page, we should explain that resident bears LOVE the rainwater that collects in the tires. There may be bugs living in the water or it may be that the tires exude a smell that attracts them.)

Spring facility maintenance continues: Curator Tom is replacing section of the timber supports for one of the Acclimation Pens, and Curators Haley and Katrina took themselves out into the community to clean Townsend’s bear-resistant trash containers. We’ve worked since 2015 with various partners to replace old trash containers with new bear resistant models. You may recall your votes in 2018 helped us win a $25,000 grant to purchase containers for the benefit of the public and the bears with whom we share our world. We’re grateful for your support of every level of our mission and in every form it takes.❤️

Happy St. Patrick’s day to all!  🍀

❤️ Please consider donating to Appalachian Bear Rescue.
https://appalachianbearrescue.org/make-a-donation/ 

 🎉Our Visitor & Education Center at Trillium Cove is open! Please click on the link for more information. 
https://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”.

*We post one update daily, seven days a week.Image attachmentImage attachment+Image attachment

ABR Daily Update-March 16, 2024-Preparing

Weather: 62F (17C) Humidity 79%, Mostly Cloudy 🌥️

One can rest assured that whatever needs doing at the ABR facility, it will always be uphill. Always. Curator Tom continued tilling the soil, turning over compacted soil to better receive the various seeds Curator Katrina scattered later. Soon, the cubby-ravaged land, devastated by many set of paws, will burst into greenery, ready for another season of ursine vandalism.

Our yearlings,Twinkle and Tinsel, were up foraging together this morning, then separated to pursue their own interests, Tinsel in Wild Enclosure #3 and Twinkle in Wild Enclosure #4. We expect the girls will be with us for a few more weeks, returning to the wild in April, at about the same time they would have left their dens had they remained with their respective mothers. While they wait, they’re eating well, sleeping well, and playing together. Good bears! 🐻🐻

❤️ 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”.

*We post one update daily, seven days a week.
... See MoreSee Less

ABR Daily Update-March 16, 2024-Preparing

Weather: 62F (17C) Humidity 79%, Mostly Cloudy 🌥️

One can rest assured that whatever needs doing at the ABR facility, it will always be uphill. Always. Curator Tom continued tilling the soil, turning over compacted soil to better receive the various seeds Curator Katrina scattered later. Soon, the cubby-ravaged land, devastated by many set of paws, will burst into greenery, ready for another season of ursine vandalism. 

Our yearlings,Twinkle and Tinsel, were up foraging together this morning, then separated to pursue their own interests, Tinsel in Wild Enclosure #3 and Twinkle in Wild Enclosure #4. We expect the girls will be with us for a few more weeks, returning to the wild in April, at about the same time they would have left their dens had they remained with their respective mothers. While they wait, they’re eating well, sleeping well, and playing together. Good bears! 🐻🐻

❤️ Please consider donating to Appalachian Bear Rescue.
https://appalachianbearrescue.org/make-a-donation/ 

 🎉Our Visitor & Education Center at Trillium Cove is open! Please click on the link for more information. 
https://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”.

*We post one update daily, seven days a week.Image attachmentImage attachment+8Image attachment
3 days ago
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Happy Friday! Curator Tori will go live at 1:00PM eastern. We hope to “see” you there! ☺️🐻 ... See MoreSee Less

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5 days ago
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ABR Daily Update-March 12, 2024-No Privacy 🙅‍♀️🐻

Weather: 65°F (18°C) Humidity 29%, Mostly Sunny 🌞

Bears at Appalachian Bear Rescue don’t get much privacy. It’s the price they must pay for around-the-clock care and monitoring at our rescue facility. Hopefully, the future quiet lives they will get to lead in the wild make up for it.

Many of you have noticed the patchy fur around Tinsel Bear’s rear end. We too have been making notes and taking pictures almost daily (see what we mean about privacy) of her bare backside. Veterinarians at UTCVM are aware of her sparse pelage and are not overly concerned with it at this time. Yesterday, Curators noted that Tinsel’s backside is looking a little less bare and a little more BEAR. In fact, it looks as though she is finally filling in with a short summer coat. 👏 We are so happy to see this progress and will continue to monitor her daily for any changes. Thank you for your support.🐻

❤️ 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”.

*We post one update daily, seven days a week.
... See MoreSee Less

ABR Daily Update-March 12, 2024-No Privacy 🙅‍♀️🐻

Weather: 65°F (18°C) Humidity 29%, Mostly Sunny 🌞

Bears at Appalachian Bear Rescue don’t get much privacy. It’s the price they must  pay for around-the-clock care and monitoring at our rescue facility. Hopefully, the future quiet lives they will get to lead in the wild make up for it. 

Many of you have noticed the patchy fur around Tinsel Bear’s rear end. We too have been making notes and taking pictures almost daily (see what we mean about privacy) of her bare backside. Veterinarians at UTCVM are aware of her sparse pelage and are not overly concerned with it at this time. Yesterday, Curators noted that Tinsel’s backside is looking a little less bare and a little more BEAR. In fact, it looks as though she is finally filling in with a short summer coat. 👏 We are so happy to see this progress and will continue to monitor her daily for any changes. Thank you for your support.🐻

❤️ Please consider donating to Appalachian Bear Rescue.
https://appalachianbearrescue.org/make-a-donation/ 

 🎉Our Visitor & Education Center at Trillium Cove is open! Please click on the link for more information. 
https://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”.

*We post one update daily, seven days a week.Image attachmentImage attachment
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