CNN —A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway has been closed by officials “after multiple documented reports of visitors feeding and attempting to hold a young bear in recent weeks,” the National Park Service said in a news release.
The section closed on Monday “until further notice.”“When people intentionally attract bears with trash and food it can lead to very dangerous situations.
The safety tips instruct visitors not to feed bears and to properly store all food.
The Blue Ridge Parkway is the most-visited of the National Park Service’s 425 sites, according to 2022 figures.
The Blue Ridge Parkway starts in Waynesboro, Virginia, and stretches more than 469 miles, ending in the Great Smoky Mountains near Cherokee, North Carolina, according to NPS.
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