Two Tennessee hunters are banned from hunting for life in 44 states after poaching at least 40 deer and taking graphic photos.
A Great Smoky Mountains National Park spokesman says a lack of wild food in the park this year has caused hungry bears to become increasingly brazen in their attempts to take people's food.
A whitewater raft guide on the Nolichucky River in Erwin has saved a dehydrated, underweight bear cub.
A bear that may be the one that attacked a teenager at Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been euthanized, and DNA samples from the animal have been sent for testing.
National Park Service rangers say bear sightings could increase this year in East Tennessee and southeast Kentucky.
According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, the numbers reflect the stability of the state's deer population. In the 2012-13 seasons, hunters harvested more than 176,600 deer.