Knoxville News Sentinel, Nov. 27, 2010
Black bear nuisance behavior in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park got off to an early start this spring and has lasted longer than usual, biologists say.
Nine backcountry campsites in the park currently are closed because of bears aggressively searching for food, and in some cases, even tearing into tents.
Kim Delozier, chief wildlife biologist for the Smokies, said the late-season spate of nuisance bear behavior in the backcountry is especially surprising in light of the abundant natural food available to the bears from this fall's acorn crop.
"You'd think with plenty of food available, nuisance behavior wouldn't be a problem, but that's not been the case this fall," he said.
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