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Knoxville News Sentinel
knoxnews.com > story > life > 09/05/2026 > word-from-the-smokies-book-collects-favorite-stories-about-great-smoky-mountains-wildlife > 91544058007

New book examines Great Smoky Mountains wildlife, from bears to turtles

51+ min ago   (551+ words) Perhaps, Wells suggested, Smokies Life could create its own column, honoring Ellison’s style of regional storytelling while continuing to inspire readers to connect with and care for the park. Figart loved the idea, and the Word from the Smokies column…...

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knoxnews.com > videos > news > local > 09/05/2026 > great-smoky-mountains-national-park-rules-for-dogs-trails-bears > 91616625007

Can you take your dog hiking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

41+ min ago   (27+ words) Knoxville News Sentinel Can you take your dog hiking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?...

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knoxnews.com > story > entertainment > outdoors > 09/05/2026 > where-are-dogs-allowed-in-great-smoky-mountains-national-park > 91453665007

Where are dogs allowed in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

52+ min ago   (560+ words) If you’re thinking about taking your dog to Great Smoky Mountains National Park to enjoy the fresh mountain air and open space, you might want to think again. Dogs and pets are only allowed in limited areas of the popular…...

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knoxnews.com > story > entertainment > outdoors > 08/25/2026 > bear-activity-great-smoky-mountains-national-park-trails-campsites-closed > 91401425007

Bear activity closures continue in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (302+ words) Where you hike or camp in Great Smoky Mountains National Park could depend on what the park’s black bears are doing. Areas of the popular park continue to be closed due to high bear activity. Several campsites were closed as…...

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knoxnews.com > story > life > 08/20/2026 > great-smoky-mountains-national-park-kills-100s-of-wild-hogs-every-year > 91295544007

Saving Great Smoky Mountains from invasive wild hogs is never-ending job

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (882+ words) When George Gordon Moore imported the first European wild boars to Graham County, North Carolina, in April 1912, neither he nor anyone else who would later attempt to hunt them fully understood how formidable a quarry these animals would prove to…...

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knoxnews.com > story > news > politics > 08/19/2026 > knoxville-city-council-moves-to-limit-monkeys-devastating-sanctuary-owner > 91352685007

Knoxville City Council moves to limit monkeys, devastating sanctuary owner

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (273+ words) A new city rule that would force a North Knoxville monkey owner to give up her rescue is moving forward for a final vote. The Knoxville City Council gave the rule change, which adds monkeys to the current limit of…...

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knoxnews.com > picture-gallery > news > local > 08/17/2026 > see-jamie-fullers-monkey-rescue-at-her-north-knoxville-home > 91309511007

See Jamie Fuller's monkey rescue at her North Knoxville home

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (23+ words) Knoxville News Sentinel See Jamie Fuller's monkey rescue at her north Knoxville home...

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knoxnews.com > videos > news > local > 08/14/2026 > chances-are-youll-see-bears-in-the-smokies-heres-how-to-be-safe > 91212592007

Chances are, you'll see bears in the Smokies. Here's how to be safe

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (29+ words) Knoxville News Sentinel Chances are, you'll see bears in the Smokies. Here's how to be safe...

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knoxnews.com > story > news > local > 07/29/2026 > appalachian-bear-rescue-first-cub-since-closure > 91089537007

Appalachian Bear Rescue welcomes first bear cub after 18-month pause

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (95+ words) Knoxville News Sentinel Appalachian Bear Rescue welcomes first bear cub after 18-month pause The Appalachian Bear Rescue has welcomed its first rescue bear cub 18 months after the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency announced it would stop sending black bear cubs to…...

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See black bear take dip in the river amid Tennessee heat wave

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (15+ words) Knoxville News Sentinel...