Please, please, please - stop feeding the bears at Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains National Park. What may seem to be a kind gesture could result in a mauling, a fine of up to $5,000, or ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Great Smoky Mountains National Park is reminding visitors about how to stay safe and avoid negative interactions with black bears as they prepare for winter. While bear ...

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Parts of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are closed to the public after visitors encountered aggressive bears in two areas over the weekend, the National Park Service said. In some cases, ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — After multiple reports in the last week of visitors feeding black bears in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the National Park Service is once again imploring the public ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park has a serious warning for visitors: Don't feed the bears. Really. Not only feeding black bears dangerous, it's also illegal. An increase in incidents of people ...

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park staff have seen a recent uptick in visitors feeding bears, with three separate incidents in the past week alone, the park announced Aug. 13. After the park received ...

remain closed as of April 23 after recent encounters between aggressive bears and humans ‒ including instances in which people were chased or even bitten. The promising news, though, it that no ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — At least three bears have been euthanized in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park since the beginning of the year, including the most recent incident over the weekend.