PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A black bear was sighted in Portsmouth, according to photos and a video posted to social media on Thursday. Rick Guyot says the bear was spotted a few blocks from his house in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Virginia has a large and stable population of black bears. Mountains and swamps hold the highest populations. Seasonal behavior ...

WAYNESBORO, Va. (WRIC) — Two rehabilitated black bears were released in Page County earlier this week after being rescued and rehabilitated by the Wildlife Center of Virginia in spring 2025. According ...

A bear was spotted off Chautauqua Avenue in Portsmouth this week. The bear was running all over Port Norfolk, and neighbors ...

Wildlife officials say Virginia's black bears are emerging from their winter dens hungry – and our trash cans and bird feeders are easy targets for a quick meal. "During this time of increased ...

A black bear spotted in Richmond's Oregon Hill neighborhood Thursday morning, and will soon be released back into the wild.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A young black bear in Virginia that can’t be released into the wild has found a new home in Tennessee. The yearling bear has been placed with the Knoxville Zoo. The Virginia ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - Springtime across the Commonwealth is prime time for increased black bear activity post-hibernation, and the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is advising ...

The Blue Ridge Wildlife Center recently received a rescued bear cub, and is using the instance as a chance to remind folks how to care for wildlife.

Black Bear© "Black Bear" by jitze is licensed under BY 2.0. Several members of my family, in different parts of Virginia, have seen bears in their back yard. Some years ago, a bear used the automatic ...