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When park rangers found a tiny, young bear in the Great Smoky Mountains, they decided to take him in for a medical examination.. The male yearling weighed only 13 pounds, but at about 13 months ...
BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. — A bear cub is recovering after being hit by a car on River Road in the Smoky Mountains the last weekend in September.The Appalachian Bear Rescue shared video and photos on ...
A tourist vacationing in Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains was injured after a rogue bear broke into his locked cabin in the middle of the night and charged at him, officials said.
The park said the remains belonged to Patrick Madura, 43, of Elgin, Illinois, news outlets reported on Sunday.
Rangers euthanized the bear after observing it "actively scavenging" the remains of a deceased man near a campsite in the North Carolina portion of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
A black bear broke into an SUV at the Great Smoky Mountains twice in one day as five small accomplices wait for the stolen goods. Watch the video here.
A black bear was euthanized in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park due to a risk of human safety, rangers say, after it ripped into a tent and scratched a mother and her child June 12.