Appalachian Bear Rescue cubs receive temporary ear tags during Bear Awareness Week
Officials said Hops, Barley and Bourbon visited the UT College of Veterinary Medicine for an exam and to get fitted for temporary ABR tags. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 3:54 PM EDT May 18, 2021
TOWNSEND, Tenn. For three cubs at Appalachian Bear Rescue, this week is big. It s Bear Awareness Week and during it, they received their temporary ABR tags to help curators tell them apart.
Hops, Barley and Bourbon all visited the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine for an exam and to get their temporary tags for their stay at the nonprofit. Once they are released, they will get permanent ear tags issued by wildlife agencies.
Appalachian Bear Rescue welcomes 3-month-old cub from Kentucky, Bourbon Bear
Officials said the cub was originally unresponsive and could not raise its head. Now, officials at Appalachian Bear Rescue said it seems to be in good health. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 11:05 PM EDT April 29, 2021
TOWNSEND, Tenn. The Appalachian Bear Rescue welcomed a new cub Thursday, a 3-month-old male named Bourbon Bear.
Officials said that he is from Kentucky and that he was found in a remote area. He was unresponsive and could not raise his head originally, but biologists gave it fluids before transporting the cub to ABR.
Bourbon Bear was examined at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, where doctors found that he weighed around 5 pounds and seemed to be in good health after receiving treatment.
Two small bear cubs dubbed Big Al and Aubie have been returned to the wild in Alabama after being taken care of by a Tennessee organization for about a week.
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