These turtles prefer to remain underwater and rarely surface to breathe. This makes it hard to find and identify them in the wild. It’s believed that there are two of these turtles in the wild in ...

Democrats held up signs in protest of Trump's congressional speech Stirewalt: Protests of address ‘beneath the work of a great nation’ Not attending event would have been more effective, he says Not ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Two roads within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be temporarily closed in June. The National Park Service will be completing maintenance on Little River ...

Birds, bees, bears, dragonflies, salamanders, hemlocks, fungi. Scientific research in Great Smoky Mountains National Park addresses a wide swath of subjects. From Tennessee, North Carolina ...

Birds, bees, bears, dragonflies, salamanders, hemlocks, fungi. Scientific research in Great Smoky Mountains National Park addresses a wide swath of subjects. From Tennessee, North Carolina, South ...

YORK -- A female snapping turtle re-entered the wild after spending over a year in rehabilitation at the Center for Wildlife in York. She was released back into her home territory in Kingston ...

(WATE) — Beginning in June, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is hosting ... a.m.-noon at the Mountain Farm Museum, Oconaluftee) Wild About the Smokies (3 p.m. at Oconaluftee Visitor ...

The lineup at Great Smoky Mountains National Park includes hiking with a ranger, learning about mountain life, meeting some of the creatures that call the area home, and trekking into the dark. The ...

NASHVILLE — President Donald Trump released his discretionary budget request earlier this month, which included more than $1 billion in cuts to National Parks across the country.