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Black bear presentation at Sugarlands Visitor Center

Friday, July 9th, 2010
The black bear, the symbol of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, will be the topic of discussion at a special presentation at Sugarlands Visitor Center on Saturday, July 24 at 10:00 am.

Kim Delozier, GSMNP wildlife biology supervisor, will bring you up to date on the bear population, the mast situation, the human problem of feeding bears, and what to do and NOT do if and when encountering a bear in the park. Other interesting facts will be covered and you'll be able to ask Kim questions following the program.

This is a very timely topic given the increase in bear sightings and the recent encounter between a visitor and bear in the vicinity of Laurel Falls.

There is no fee for the program, however, the Great Smoky Mountains Association would appreciate a call to register at 865-436-7318, Ext. 222 or 254.


Jeff
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UT ends study of black bears in the Smokies

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
The Knox News Sentinel is reporting this morning that the longest-running black bear study in the world has come to an end due to a lack of funding.

For 42 years students and faculty from the University of Tennessee have been monitoring black bears in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

During that time the University of Tennessee study broke new ground on numerous fronts, such as:

* Determined which drugs worked best as tranquilizers.

* UT students were the first in the eastern U.S. to track bears with radio collars.

* Students examined the importance of hard and soft mast availability, and how those food supplies affect annual cub production.

* Discovered that the Park's black bears den in large trees - as opposed to rock crevasses - more often than biologists had expected.

Kim Delozier, chief wildlife biologist for the Smokies, said the park will continue to monitor the black bear population annually using bait station surveys in the summer, and mast surveys in the fall.

You can read the full story by clicking here.


Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, news, and more.

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