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City of Gatlinburg, Smokies BearWise Taskforce, TWRA to host educational Bear Management Open House (TN, August 2024)

“City of Gatlinburg, Smokies BearWise Taskforce, TWRA to host educational Bear Management Open House”

July 23, 2024  |  City of Gatlinburg, Press Release
Gatlinburg, TN

Tags: August 2024, Smokies BearWise, Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
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Great Smoky Mountains closes 3 trails and a campsite due to bear activity (TN, August 2024)

“Great Smoky Mountains closes 3 trails and a campsite due to bear activity”

August 13, 2024  |  10 News
Knoxville, TN

Tags: August 2024, Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
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‘Sick and frustrated’ | Appalachian Bear Rescue takes in 3 more cubs after TWRA euthanizes 2nd mother bear in less than a week (TN, August 2024)

“‘Sick and frustrated’ | Appalachian Bear Rescue takes in 3 more cubs after TWRA euthanizes 2nd mother bear in less than a week”

August 6, 2024  |  10 News
Knoxville, TN

Tags: July 2024, Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
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Watch: Sneaky black bear casually opens car door searching for a snack in Gatlinburg (TN, July 2024)

“Watch: Sneaky black bear casually opens car door searching for a snack in Gatlinburg”

July 29, 2024 | Oakridger
Knoxville, TN

Tags: Avoid Bear Encounters, BearWise In the News, July 2024, Know What To Do If You See a Bear, Smoky Mountains, Stash & Latch Food & Trash, Tennessee
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Bear safety efforts underway in Gatlinburg after recent encounters (TN, July 2024)

“Bear safety efforts underway in Gatlinburg after recent encounters”

July 9, 2024  |  MSN
Gatlinburg, TN

Tags: Avoid Bear Encounters, Bear Habitat, Bear Populations, Bear resistant containers, BearWise In the News, clean grills, July 2024, Know what to do if you see a black bear, Never approach bears, Never feed bears, Remove Food and Garbage, Smoky Mountains, Tennessee