If you're in Gatlinburg, this is not how experts recommend you behave around black bears. You should always maintain your distance from the animal and make loud noises to scare away the bear ...

McAllen walks through a patch of wildflowers along Big White Oak Quiet Walkway, a 0.6-mile loop trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

In 2000, Gatlinburg prohibited the intentional feeding of black bears. Violation of the law is a Class C misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of up to $50, court costs of $180.50 and potential ...

This is a tutorial on what NOT to do around black bears. This video shows a man tempting fate and a black bear at a Gatlinburg riverbank on May 25. While the bear is busy catching a fish in the ...

Spring arrives and with it, the chances of bear encounters in East Tennessee This Gatlinburg video shows what NOT to do around a black bear Black bear cub spotted in South Knoxville trying to ...