PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A celebration of the area’s rich history and diversity is free this week in Pigeon Forge! The 33rd annual Wilderness Wildlife Week has nearly 100 programs that highlight ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to one of the largest black bear populations in the Eastern United States.

The Great Smoky Mountains are one of the most popular travel destinations in the United States. Every year, over 12 million people visit the national park and its surrounding towns. Gatlinburg, Pigeon ...

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy purchased 407 acres in Haywood County to conserve land for wildlife, clean water ...

The giant salamanders spend most of their lives nearly invisible under rocks in streams, which has made it difficult to monitor their populations.

Friends of the Smokies President and CEO Dana Soehn gave a presentation on the work the Friends group does to support Great ...

Here’s what visitors should be prepared for as the National Park Service burns 1,400 acres of Cades Cove - and why the park does that.

Visitors to The North Carolina Arboretum can witness some of the most surprising animal behavior in the new National Geographic exhibition, “The Greatest Wildlife Photographs.”  Curated by renowned ...

In a two-year research project starting this summer, Great Smoky Mountains National Park will ... leading the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to propose that the salamander be listed as an ...

and black bear (Ursus americanus), which are focal species of the ongoing research associated with wildlife crossings in the Pigeon River Gorge. The land is also within the Great Smoky Mountains ...