Gatlinburg bear sightings increasing, and 16 have been killed this year Between 2020 and 2023 ... according to data provided by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. There have been seven ...

Bears live here year-round, though there are patterns to when they're out and about looking for food. Here's when you might ...

So far in 2024, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has had to humanely kill 22 bears because they became public safety risks. A majority of those bears were in ...

Located southeast of Sugarlands Visitor Center, near Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Find a large campground ... Celebrating its 35th ...

Downtown Gatlinburg is easily walkable and the town's trolley operates 365 days a year with free service to nearby attractions, including a connection to the inexpensive Pigeon Forge, Tennessee ...

Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg sit on the edge of Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, offering visitors beautiful views and easy access to the country's most biodiverse national park.

When you’re feeding these bears, you might as well be pulling the trigger on them," one expert warns amid a summer of local bear encounters.

Bears are gonna be bears':Why Gatlinburg ... Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina to measure the black bear population in the Southeast. The final report was delivered in 2020.

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — So far in 2024, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency ... for human-bear physical contact since ...