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 ...

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 ...

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS (WVLT) - The National Park Service is planning to do a prescribed burn in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Tuesday. Officials said crews will be burning about 89 acres ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Prescribed burns are being planned for the Cataloochee Valley on Nov. 18, according to a release from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. RELATED: Live Updates: ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — As the leaves begin to change in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, so does the behavior of elk. In the Cataloochee and Oconaluftee areas of the park, elk are ...