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Up to nine other locally extinct animals will be released into the predator-free zone and monitored in the coming years. The critically endangered smoky mouse is not your average rodent.

Parton and Naughton said the Smoky Mountain themed project will be the biggest and most ambitious project the park has undertaken. Parton wrapped up the event with a song called “Celebrate The ...