Want to see black bears or wild elk in the Smokies? We've ranked the top 5 spots in the park where you are almost guaranteed ...

SCALING UP: “I don't expect people who have a fear of snakes to learn to love them,” says Appalachian Wildlife Refuge co-founder and executive director Savannah Trantham. “But my hope is that they at ...

Press release from Appalachian Wildlife Refuge: After a video went viral earlier this month showing people pulling black bear cubs from a tree to pose for photos, Appalachian Wildlife Refuge has spent ...

A habitat-preservation effort is protecting 454 acres along the Appalachian Mountains in northwestern New Jersey, a land conservation group announced. The Nature Conservancy last week said it ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va.— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice today of its intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to decide whether the yellow-spotted woodland ...

Established in 2003 on about 9,000 acres on the site of the Army’s now closed Fort McClellan, the Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge helps protect and showcase a unique forest ecosystem. In ...

The Appalachian Mountain Club finalized a land deal that adds 29,000 acres of forestland to its multi-use conservation and recreation land holdings in the North Woods. With the addition, the AMC’s ...