GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — A species of “tiny detectives” could help researchers learn more about wildlife disease and biodiversity loss in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. University of ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park has a serious warning for visitors: Don't feed the bears. Really. Not only feeding black bears dangerous, it's also illegal. An increase in incidents of people ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Great Smoky Mountains National Park staff have seen a recent uptick in visitors feeding bears, with three separate incidents in ...

The annual elk breeding season, known as the rut, is underway in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The rut can be exciting to witness, but it can also be dangerous, as elk are especially ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park shared news Friday that it has gotten more “leggy,” as it announced the discovery of four new species of millipedes in the park.

See how many bears were humanely killed in 2025, and why that number is down from a dangerous spike in activity.

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The United States' national parks have an inherent contradiction. The federal law that created the National Park Service says the agency—and the parks—must "conserve the scenery and the natural and ...

Before Hurricane Helene, the decimated section of I-40 contained one of the most important wildlife crossings in the entire gorge.