The Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranked second overall, but it is the top park in the nation to see amphibians, slugs ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to over 66 mammals, 240 species of birds, 80 reptiles and amphibians, an ...

The Tremont Writers Conference explores the importance of community in a writer’s journey and how the mountains and natural ...

When bears develop a potentially dangerous level of comfort with humans and their food, they need to be relocated. Relocated bears don't often fare well.

When a bear becomes a nuisance or even a danger to people, moving the bear somewhere might seem the logical solution. It doesn't end well, however.

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Insects and animal carrion provide valuable sources of protein for bears. Bears should NOT be eating human food or garbage.

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During a hike in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1995, Don Barger climbed Chilhowee Mountain hoping to gaze across ...