BearWise Articles by Category
BearWise in the News
“Video shows bear crashing Gatlinburg Christmas parade. Watch”
December 10, 2025 | Knoxville News Sentinel
Knoxville, TN
“‘Irresponsible behavior;’ TWRA reacts to viral video of bear in Gatlinburg”
November 29, 2025 | WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather
Knoxville, TN
“Video captures black bear waltzing off with man’s chainsaw in Gatlinburg area”
November 6, 2025 | WBIR 10 News
Gatlinburg, TN
“Wildlife Agency Cautions Bear Appetites Are at Seasonal High”
October 1, 2025 | The Angler Magazine
Great Smoky Mountains, TN
“Bear caught on camera stealing Gatlinburg vacationers’ cooler”
September 17, 2025 | WVLT 8
Gatlinburg, TN
“Gatlinburg urges fake fall decor to prevent bear encounters”
August 20, 2025 | 10 News
Gatlinburg, TN
“Black bear sightings in West Tennessee: TWRA provides clarity, tips”
August 7, 2025 | WBBJ 7 ABC
Jackson, TN
“TWRA investigating report of bear being intentionally fed in West Knoxville”
August 7, 2025 | WBIR-TV 10 News
Knoxville, TN
“Black bear sightings confirmed in Hardin County. What officials are saying”
July 14, 2025 | WBBJ 7 News
Hardin County, TN
“Black bear destroys SUV as family vacations in Gatlinburg“
June 2, 2025 | WBIR 10 News
Gatlinburg, TN
“TWRA rescues and releases 3 orphaned bear cubs in Sullivan County”
May 20, 2025 | News 9 ABC
Sullivan County, TN
“3 bears ‘lethally removed,’ including 2 yearlings, after report of woman bit and dragged from porch“
April 17, 2025 | ABC10
Sevier County, TN
“Several people call 911 following bear sightings in Northeast Knoxville”
April 1, 2025 | 10News NBC
Knoxville, TN
March 31, 2025 | 10News NBC
Knoxville, TN
“Tennessee bear roams more than 1,000 miles through 4 states”
January 8, 2025 | Channel 9 ABC News
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
“TWRA offers grants for communities, businesses to make trash bear-resistant”
October 21, 2024 | MSN
Knoxville, TN
“What do black bears eat? Less meat than you’d expect”
October 2, 2024 | Knoxville News Sentinel via Yahoo News
Knoxville, TN
“Black bear found dead after trying to eat littered pancakes along Highway 321, ABR says”
October 2, 2024 | 10 News
Townsend, TN
“What month are bears most active in Gatlinburg?”
September 16, 2024 | Knox News
Gatlinburg, TN
“TWRA: 20 bears humanely killed so far this year in Tennessee, mostly from Gatlinburg area”
September 4, 2024 | WBIR 10 News
Knoxville, TN
“Gatlinburg bears aren’t Winnie the Pooh. They’re wild, and we need to remember that”
September 3, 2024 | Knoxville News Sentinel
Knoxville, TN
“City of Gatlinburg, Smokies BearWise Taskforce, TWRA to host educational Bear Management Open House”
July 23, 2024 | City of Gatlinburg, Press Release
Gatlinburg, TN
“Great Smoky Mountains closes 3 trails and a campsite due to bear activity”
August 13, 2024 | 10 News
Knoxville, TN
August 6, 2024 | 10 News
Knoxville, TN
“Watch: Sneaky black bear casually opens car door searching for a snack in Gatlinburg”
July 29, 2024 | Oakridger
Knoxville, TN
“BearWise open house aims at reducing bear interactions in Gatlinburg”
August 13, 2024 | WVLT8
Knoxville, TN
“Bear safety efforts underway in Gatlinburg after recent encounters”
July 9, 2024 | MSN
Gatlinburg, TN
“TWRA helping Gatlinburg adventure park address bear-human conflicts”
June 29, 2024 | The Rogersville Review
Rogersville, TN
Spring 2024 | Smokies Life
Bears, Bears Everywhere by Steve Kemp, photos by Bill Lea
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And the home for Smokies BearWise: facebook.com/SmokiesBearWise
Black Bear Support Biologist Janelle Musser of Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency gives information about living and recreating in bear country:
The BearWise® program was developed by black bear biologists and is supported by State wildlife agencies. BearWise provides sound information and smart solutions that help people, neighborhoods, and communities prevent problems and keep bears wild.
