This isn’t the first time Great Smoky Mountains National Park has closed due to bear activity. Last year, the park closed several trails in the fall so black bears could feed in the area in ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have closed a couple of trails until further notice to allow a large concentration of black bears to feed on acorns. The Gatlinburg Trail between ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is urging visitor to be "Bear Aware" as black bears begin coming out of hibernation and looking for food. More for You Fmr.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to one of the largest black bear populations in the Eastern United States.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park said bear 609 is alive and well and has been hanging out in the national forest, about 20 miles from where they released her. Over the winter, she had her ...

Great Smoky Mountians National Park ranks as No. 2 in U.S. for wildlife sightings; The Smokies are home to more than 19,000 species; There's some bear-y exciting news!

National Park Service officials moved Bear 609 from Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Cherokee National Forest, about 45 or 50 miles from where she was caught. She was fitted with a GPS ...

The park is trying to solve, or at least adapt to, some of the overcrowding issues. Starting next year, Great Smoky Mountains – among a handful of national parks that currently don’t charge ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) – A black bear cub was hit by a car in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Saturday, according to a Facebook post by Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR). “Last ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park said bear 609 is alive and well and has been hanging out in the national forest, about 20 miles from where they released her. Over the winter, she had her ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) – A black bear cub was hit by a car in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Saturday, according to a Facebook post by Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR).“Last ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) – A black bear cub was hit by a car in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Saturday, according to a Facebook post by Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR). “Last ...