Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most biodiverse places in the world, so it’s no surprise that many of the plants and animals chosen as symbols of the two states it straddles - North ...

Box turtles are thick there, and 10 years ago, Rucker discovered that his Boykin Spaniel had a knack for finding them. 'The whole turtle thing — it just came out of nowhere,' says Rucker, whose ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most biodiverse places in the world, so it’s no surprise that many of the plants and animals chosen as symbols of the two states it straddles — North ...