Tag Archives: Ranger

Hike the Smokies Challenge: Day Hiking & Wildlife

 

The next video has been posted on the Hike the Smokies Challenge page. This new video is about day hiking and wildlife, specifically how to avoid dangerous encounters with bears. Check it out!

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Wild Bear Wanders Onto Film Set Unexpectedly

 

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.

Waiting for Wannetta…

 

December 3 is a special day at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It’s the day that Wannetta Johnson brings a poinsettia to Park Headquarters. Click here or on the photo to find out why she has made this special trip every year for the past 35 years.

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Bear Podcasts # 21-23

Click here for #21. Bear Blooper # 2: What To Do If a Bear Wakes Up in Your Office.
Click here for #22. There’s a Bear in My Apple Tree!
Click here for #23. Bear Blooper # 3: Skydiving Cub.

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Bear Podcasts # 16-20

Click here for #16. How Bears Learn to Break Into Cars
Click here for #17. How Bears Learn to Get Into Dumpsters.
Click here for #18. A Famous Bear Escapade Inside a Dumpster.
Click here for #19. Bear # 75, the Most Famous Bear in the Smokies.
Click here for #20. Bear Blooper # [...]

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Bear Podcasts # 11-15

Click here for #11. What To Do If You Encounter a Bear in the Front Country, Part 2.
Click here for #12. What To Do If You Encounter a Bear on a Hiking Trail.
Click here for #13. How To Decide Whether a Bear is Being Defensive or Aggressive.
Click here for #14. Why [...]

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Bear Podcasts # 6-10

Click here for #6. How Close Can You Safely Get to a Bear?
Click here for #7. What To Do If You See a Bear at a Park Cabin.
Click here for #8. What To Do If You See a Bear on Private Property.
Click here for #9. Don’t Run or Climb a Tree [...]

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Bear Podcasts # 1-5

Click here for #1. Introduction to Great Smoky Mountains National Park Supervisory Wildlife Biologist, Kim Delozier.
Click here for #2. The Density of Bears in the Smokies in Proximity to the Density of Tourists in the Smokies.
Click here for #3. The Natural History of the Black Bear.
Click here for #4. How Bears [...]