Members of Eastern Band Maintain That ‘Archaic’ Concrete Bear Pits Violate Endangered Species Act, Push for Bears’ Release to Sanctuary “The Endangered Species Act prohibits harming and harassing ...

BRYSON CITY – A federal lawsuit that aims to stop Cherokee Bear Zoo from keeping endangered grizzly bears in concrete pits will move forward after a judge’s ruling Tuesday. In U.S. District Court, ...

BRYSON CITY, N.C. (CN) – Two Cherokee tribal elders sued a North Carolina zoo, claiming it unlawfully keeps grizzly bears, a threatened species, in undersized concrete pits and cages, depriving them ...

ASHEVILLE – A trial date for a lawsuit against Cherokee Bear Zoo was set Tuesday to start Sept. 14 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina in front of Judge Martin ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians said Wednesday they’re planning to sue a North Carolina roadside zoo that houses bears in concrete pits on reservation ...

A grizzly bear cub searches for fallen fruit beneath an apple tree a few miles from the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Mont. in this file photo. Alan Rogers AP Four grizzly ...

Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians say they're planning to sue a North Carolina roadside zoo that houses bears in concrete pits on reservation land.An attorney for two tribal elders filed ...

CHARLOTTE, NC (AP) — Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are suing a North Carolina roadside zoo that keeps bears in concrete pits on reservation land. An attorney for two tribal elders ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians said Wednesday they're planning to sue a North Carolina roadside zoo that houses bears in concrete pits on reservation land unless ...