Fall in Yellowstone National Park means busy bears are eating as much as they can before hibernating this winter. But the government shutdown means that many Yellowstone employees are furloughed: ...

There's a furry thief on the loose in West Hartford. West Hartford Animal Control said an injured bear has been taking pumpkins from homes in town. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you ...

Squatters have moved into Yosemite National Park’s campgrounds and rule-breakers are pushing boundaries as ranger patrols are stretched thin during the prolonged federal shutdown, according to a park ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) —Full operations have now resumed at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Saturday morning, despite the ongoing federal government shutdown. This comes after a ...

An error has occurred. Please try again. With a The Portland Press Herald subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. It looks like you do not have any active ...

All parts of Great Smoky Mountains National Park will reopen and be fully operational thanks to leadership and money from a group of state and local leaders. The plan, which is expected to be ...

A federal government shutdown has cut off services at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Restrooms will remain open and trash collection will continue as they are considered essential services.

RHONDELLA. BEN. THAT MAN IS ED SCALES. HE LIVES HERE. HE SAYS THAT THE GOAT’S FOOT WAS IN THE BEAR’S MOUTH WHEN HE CAME RUNNING OUT. THE GOAT WAS BEING DRAGGED BY THE BEAR ACROSS THE YARD, AND HE SAYS ...

Amid the shutdown of the federal government, the remote Channel Islands National Park off Ventura is expected to stay open to visitors for now. As of Oct. 1, Island Packers, the park's concessionaire, ...

Oct. 1 (UPI) --Alaska's Katmai National Park announced a brown bear dubbed 32 Chunk has claimed his first-ever Fat Bear Week championship title. The park said the bounteous bear bested a field of ...

Bear 32 Chunk was crowned the 2025 champion of Fat Bear Week. Chunk defeated runner-up Bear 856 with over 96,000 votes. The annual contest celebrates the survival of brown bears at Katmai National ...

Fat Bear 2025 named the winning bear after voting completed on Sept. 30. Bears Chunk and 856 made the final round Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...