It was a shock to many, especially the driver who collided with a full-grown black bear. Certainly, there have been more sightings of bears in Middle Tennessee, but you don't often see bears as ...

And gaining ground? The Burmese python. Recently another animal has grown in popularity − the black bear. Why? Visibility. More and more there are reports of bears roaming in people's yards ...

In recent years the population has grown significantly in some areas, and black bears were removed from state protection lists in 2012. At that point the state started its bear management ...