Tennessee law states just which animals can be legally kept as a pet and which only belong in the zoo or the wild.

Screenshot from Facebook I'm not sure what it is about Americans and owning exotic pets. Just the other day, I was writing ...

What every one should know about black bears before visiting Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee.

Wild hogs in Tennessee can weigh hundreds of pounds and ... feral hogs would be regarded as destructive rather than big game animals. Current policies in place limit the hunting of hogs to private ...

As Nashville grows and changes at a breakneck pace, a parcel of land just an hour outside the city is growing increasingly wild — and ... elephant dies at 72 in Tennessee sanctuary “Shirley ...

In early May 2025, 89-year-old Robert Markel and his dog were killed by a black bear in Florida. This incident marked the ...

Thousands of black bears live in Sevier County and around East Tennessee Black bears are wild animals and unpredictable. Do not feed them, and follow these guidelines. It's spring in East ...

(WSMV) - The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) announced its officers have secured and released three orphaned bear cubs back into the wild ... about why the animals weren’t taken ...