Overnight camping has been prohibited along more than 20 miles of the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina because of threats posed by bears. Among the incidents: A hiker was bitten by a bear in Great ...

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WATE) — Appalachian Trail campers, be aware of black bears. The Department of Agriculture U.S. Forest Service is closing camping access at a site along the Appalachian Trail due to a ...

The ban comes as black bears on the Appalachian Trail have become increasingly bold in recent years. Unusually aggressive bears have led to a camping ban along a stretch of the Appalachian Trail in ...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Abingdon Gap Shelter along the Appalachian Trail has been closed to camping after reports of an aggressive bear. A release from the U.S. Forest Service states that ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- U.S. Forest Service officials in North Carolina said Thursday, May 11, that a section of the Appalachian Trail is temporarily closed to overnight camping due to "recent aggressive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Forest Service announced a temporary ban on overnight camping, from Tanyard Gap to Deep Gap, including the area ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HOT SPRINGS, N.C. – After shaking off their winter slowdown, a number of Western North Carolina bears are perhaps a little cranky ...

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Past overnight camping bans along Appalachian Trail have been put in place when bears wandered into occupied camps in search of food and defied attempts to frighten them away, McClatchy News reported.

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — U.S. Forest Service officials in North Carolina said Thursday, May 11, that a section of the Appalachian Trail is temporarily closed to overnight camping due to ...