Black Bear Causes Chaotic Scene After Wandering Into Parking Lot In Busy Town Near National Park In Tennessee

Black Bear Causes Chaotic Scene After Wandering Into Parking Lot In Busy Town Near National Park In Tennessee

Gatlinburg, Tennessee is one of the most popular gateways for Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and it’s not rare for bears to wander into the bustling town. That was the case last week, as more than a dozen people were filmed scrambling for safety after one of those animals wandered into a busy parking lot. […] The post Black Bear Causes Chaotic Scene After Wandering Into Parking Lot In Busy Town Near National Park In Tennessee appeared firs…

Black bear scales a wall, slips a gate, and prowls California yards near an elementary school

A black bear put a quiet California neighborhood onto high alert Friday afternoon after it was spotted climbing a wall, slipping past a gate and moving through several residential yards near an elementary school. The sighting reflects the growing reality for the state's foothill communities that human neighborhoods and wild habitat are increasingly overlapping. What happened? At roughly 4:15 p.m., a video captured the bear moving within the 3300…

Black bear barrels at bystanders as chaos erupts in Tennessee parking lot, wild video shows

From a nearby balcony, a person filming the encounter shouted dire warnings — “Oh no! Oh no! Oh my God! Get in your car!” — at enamored onlookers who were busy taking snaps of the massive animal, Knoxville News Sentinel reported.

Bear sends parking lot crowd scrambling in Gatlinburg. See the video.

A bear was seen chasing people in a parking lot in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, sending them scrambling for shelter in their cars.