are there bears in knoxville tn?
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Black bears are increasingly common in Knoxville, but officials hope to leave them alone. The occasional black bear sighting is nothing new in the Knoxville area, but wildlife management officials confirm that encounters are on the rise.
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Fireworks start at 9:35 p.m. For more information, call the Knoxville Office of Special Events at 865-215-4248.
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Bears in the Smokies are unusual in that they often den high above the ground in standing hollow trees. Bears do not truly hibernate, but enter long periods of sleep. They may leave the den for short periods if disturbed or during brief warming trends.
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"There are reports of them near Guntersville, so that's a pretty large area of the Tennessee River that's had reports of them." Cooley said larger, mature alligators have enough body mass to survive the colder winters, but the newly-hatched ones likely die off most years.
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TWRA: No evidence of snakehead fish in Tennessee. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said there's no evidence of a dangerous fish species in Tennessee. The Northern snakehead is from Asia and used to be popular in aquariums. But many states including Tennessee have banned them.
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Today, Kentucky is home to a growing bear population that offers widespread viewing opportunities in the wild. While the core population is concentrated along the Pine, Cumberland, and Black Mountain areas, bears may now be found throughout the eastern portions of the Commonwealth.
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Biologists: More bears being spotted in Redding. REDDING, Calif. - According to a biologist with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, more bears are being spotted in Redding. It was an unusual sight in downtown Redding, Sunday morning when a 200 pound male black bear was seen wandering around.
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Wildlife biologists estimate that over 1,500 black bears live in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which is a density greater than two bears per square mile. However, from mid-December until mid-March most bears are in their winter dens.
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Brennan confirmed that there is no native bear population in the San Jacinto Mountains. “They live in the San Bernardino Mountains, north of I-10.” He says, “Their primary food is grass which cures at this time of year, so they're foraging.
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A bear has been spotted several times in the last several days in East Hill. A number of Vernon residents have seen the bear near Mutrie Dog Park, Silver Star Elementary and Hillview Golf Course.
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Bear huckleberry (Gaylussacia ursina) is native to Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Resembling black huckleberry, this graceful, deciduous shrub reaches six feet or more in height.
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— Alligators are now living in the Memphis area, and state wildlife officials say more of the river reptiles are slowly moving our way. ... According to TWRA, alligators normally live in states further south, but are naturally migrating into Tennessee. TWRA says it has not stocked any alligators in the state.
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