In Gatlinburg, Tennessee, an onlooker captured footage of a black bear rounding a corner and surprising a man under a bridge in a busy part of town; fortunately, neither was hurt. The official TikTok ...

As they become more accustomed to the presence of humans, it increases the likelihood of attacks and other dangerous ...

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Bear encounters have dropped by half in the city of Pigeon Forge in the past three years since ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Leaders in Gatlinburg saw a major drop in bear-related calls this summer compared to 2024. They're one of East Tennessee's wildlife treasures — curious, hungry and always on the ...

A black bear wandered into Gatlinburg, Tenn.’s 50th Christmas parade on Dec. 8 Days later, a black bear showed up in the same town, which is near Great Smoky Mountains This time, a man attempted to ...

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — Spotting a black bear in the Smoky Mountains is nothing unusual. And even though many people believe this time of year marks the start of hibernation, state bear biologist ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — After a Tennessee man’s brand-new chainsaw went missing this week, a review of security footage revealed the thief was a little smarter than the average bear. X user BowTiedBroke ...

Ripley's Believe It or Not! became Ripley's Bear-lieve It or Not! on Nov. 21 after a black bear was spotted on a Gatlinburg ...

A black bear became the unintentional star of the Gatlinburg Fantasy of Lights Christmas parade on the evening of Dec. 8 as ...

TENNESSEE -- A mama bear charged at a man after he got too close to her cubs in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. The mama and her cubs were approaching a parking lot when the man ...

After a black bear recently crashed a Christmas parade in Gatlinburg, another animal decided to get a better look at the Tennessee town. On Dec. 8, during Gatlinburg's 50th annual Christmas parade, a ...