Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have posted warnings around the park and due to increased bear activity. A spokesperson said that bears in several areas across the park had become dangerously bold in interactions with humans, coming close to visitors and scavenging for food. 鈥淚 think we鈥檙e still seeing the effects of poor natural food sources鈥攁 poor acorn crop and poor berry crop,鈥 said Mike Carraway, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission bear biologist. 鈥淏ut we have problems with people feeding bears on purpose.” The country’s most-visited National Park is home to a growing population of 1,500 bears.
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