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The beginning of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s visitor season coincides with the early critical feeding season for bears. As a result, increased visitor traffic on park trails and in park

The beginning of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s visitor season coincides with the early critical feeding season for bears. As a result, increased visitor traffic on park trails and in park

As of now, a half-mile of the trail is closed from mile marker 381 close to the parkway’s Asheville Visitor Center.

“Aggressive” bears charged at hikers and attacked a dog, prompting part of a trail to close in the North Carolina mountains, officials said.

The beginning of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s visitor season coincides with the early critical feeding season for bears. As a result, increased visitor traffic on park trails and in park

The dog had to be euthanized after it was attacked near a popular North Carolina mountain town, officials said.

The National Parks Service is asking visitors along the Blue Ridge Parkway to be "bear aware" after several bear encounters, including in the campsites at the Peaks of Otter Campground

With at least three recent reports of visitor encounters with black bears, the Blue Ridge Parkway staff is urging visitors to be cautious of the bruins.

Park staff issue important reminders after recent bear encounters on Blue Ridge Parkway The beginning of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s visitor season coincides with…

Recent encounters with bears on the Blue Ridge Parkway have prompted park staff to issue important reminders to visitors.