Living With Black Bears in Virginia

Black bears are becoming an increasingly common sight in Virginia-bears now live in almost every county! We are fortunate to have a healthy and sustainable population of these animals in the Commonwealth. But even as our black bear population grows and expands, at the same time, residential areas are encroaching into the forested lands and habitats used by bears and other wildlife, thus increasing the chances for bear/human interaction or conflicts. Let's all do our part to help manage black bears by watching this video and learning how to live with bears in Virginia.

[@Rajnoma]

I just love how those l'il cubbies climb that tree so fast. Bears are so amazing!! I love them all--brown, black, polar, grizzly, Kermod -all of them!

[@AmericanConcrete]

My friend said he saw a black bear in his back yard in Southern Chesapeake, VA.

[@ellenhixon7250]

great video.

[@0teeteebee0]

haha! the best thing you can do wnen you encounter a bear is to leave it alone! 12:34

[@757tcarter]

Interesting video

[@GreenspaceGeckos]

when i was 3 i was walk outside with my dad and by the crab apple tree there was good size bear maybe 400- 470 LB and my dad ran at it to scared it but the next day the bear came back i was outside with my brother i saw the bear and copy what my dad did it worked my brother said it was a 500LB but i think it was the same bear