ASHEVILLE — As park staff continue to monitor an 8-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway closed to the public Oct. 30 after reports of visitors feeding and attempting to hold a young bear, a ...

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An eight-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville, North Carolina is closed due to an incident involving a black bear. The closure started Oct. 30 and will be in place until further notice.

More: 'Aggressive' bear encounters force trail closure off Blue Ridge Parkway More: Video: Black bear takes stroll outside City Hall in downtown Asheville, spooks tourists The parkway traverses ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway has been closed by ... provide detailed instructions for what to do during a black bear encounter, including slowly backing away to give ...

But it’s actually loosely based on a real 1985 story about a dead bear found in Georgia’s Chattahoochee National Forest in Blue Ridge ... described a 175-pound black bear who “died of ...

If you encounter a bear, back away slowly and quietly in the opposite direction," the post read. More: Blue Ridge Parkway closed near Asheville due to human-black bear interaction The campground ...

A bear cub caused chaos on North Carolina's Blue Ridge Parkway after curious motorists ... but no photos of those embraces have been shared. The black bear was seen walking along the wooden ...

A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway has been closed by officials ... The tips also provide detailed instructions for what to do during a black bear encounter, including slowly backing away ...