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A woman faces charges after recording herself feeding a black bear

A woman from Virgina could be looking at 6 months in jail after she posted a video of herself feeding a black bear while on vacation in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.  The…

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A woman from Virgina could be looking at 6 months in jail after she posted a video of herself feeding a black bear while on vacation in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

 The woman posted a video to TikTok of her feeding the bear what appears to be watermelon, chocolate and other foods, according to reports (and the TikTok video below).  Feeding the bear was a violation of regulations put in place in 2000 that prohibited people from feeding or leaving out food or garbage in a way that could attract bears.

https://www.tiktok.com/@southerngrlmom/video/6878126444296326405?referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F&referer_video_id=6878126444296326405&sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6782504910338311685&is_from_webapp=1

Now she's looking at a possible six months in jail and a $500 fine.