The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR) are announcing that ABR will resume rehabilitation of orphaned black bear cubs from Tennessee, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the Big South Fork National Recreation Area. Initially, ABR will have capacity to accept six black bear cubs in newly constructed pens at their facility in Townsend, TN. As the Agency responsible for management of wild bears in Tennessee, TWRA will continue to determine which cubs are viable candidates for rehabilitation at ABR.
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Plus: TWRA Reminds Middle Tennesseans That Black Bears Are on the Move.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is reminding residents across Middle Tennessee that black bears are on the move this spring and early summer. Several counties have reported black bear sightings.
Tennessee’s black bear population is primarily concentrated on the Cumberland Plateau and throughout East Tennessee, but historically their range covered the entire state. Tennessee’s neighboring states also have expanding bear populations.
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