Students and teachers can now enjoy a fun, educational virtual field trip to the Smokies. While filming this in-depth educational program in the park, a wild bear surprised everyone by visiting the film set. Click here or on the photo to see what happened when the bear tried to steal the show.
Not exactly, but you’d be surprised at how creative bears can be when searching for food. Click here or on the photo to see how these bears tear apart a fallen tree to get to the goodies inside!
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Mari and a hundred of her closest friends see a bear! Check it out.
This is a picture taken by Ann Froschauer of a bear being careful not to fall into the water as he hops on rocks. Ann spotted the bear while hiking with Missy Kane and the Friends of the Smokies on Old Sugarlands Trail.
Smoky Mountain black bears are pretty active in July, and the national park’s really awesome wildlife management team has been kind enough to let me tag along with them: they even invited me to meet them at the trailhead (undisclosed trail) at 5:30 a.m. this morning to go check a bear trap, which they’d set [...]
Our 75th Anniversary Coordinator, Ann Froschauer, is the auntie of this youngest bear in the Smokies. His name is Liam.
Check out this junk food lover caught by Chuck Cooper of DLIA (Discover Life in America) near Twin Creeks! This fellow is in for a stern lecture from the rangers!! And we thought only Yogi was “smarter than your average bear.”