Event Brief
Appalachian Bear Rescue welcomes first cub in a year
Filed: Jul 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Summary: ABR in Townsend, TN took in Hemlock, its first rescued black bear cub in over a year after euthanies tied to illness.
WHO: Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR) and a Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officer
WHAT: ABR welcomed its first rescued black bear cub in over a year; the cub is named Hemlock
WHEN: Jul 29, 2026 at 9:29 AM ET
WHERE: Townsend, Tennessee
WHY: ABR resumed accepting orphaned bear cubs after 13 were euthanized in December 2024 when an illness was found.
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