As Tropical Storm Helene fomented in the Caribbean, it seemed likely that Great Smoky Mountains National Park would take a direct hit. The storm reached Category 4 before slamming Florida’s Gulf Coast ...

The annual elk breeding season, known as the rut, is underway in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The rut can be exciting to witness, but it can also be dangerous, as elk are especially ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — It’s been 20 years since elk were first reintegrated into Great Smoky Mountains National Park and conservation efforts in North Carolina and Tennessee continue to this day.

One of the elk living in Cataloochee Valley of Haywood County looks across the valley in June 2013. Photo by Colby Rabon, courtesy of Carolina Public Press By Jack Igelman, originally published by ...

Fields in the Cataloochie area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park have been closed to tourist during elk breeding season, the park says. NPS / Victoria Stauffenberg Hungry bears are typically a ...

The decision by the National Park Service to allow Great Smokies National Park to take a more hands-off approach to managing the elk herd signals progress in the 10-effort to re-establish the animals ...