A multi-year research project studies sarcoptic mange, a skin disease, in Virginia's black bear population.

Surprisingly large black bears aren’t just turning up more frequently. They are being killed in places that didn’t even have a stable bear population two decades ago.

A 31-year-old Virginia man was attacked by a bobcat that he believes was stalking his girlfriend during a hike near Humpback Rock.

For four years Virginia hunter Les Spradlin hunted what he thought was a trophy buck. It turned out to be an 18-point doe instead!

Eric Smith was 41 years old when he left his home in Cedar Bluff to go hunting on Nov. 8, 2013. A $20,000 reward is still being offered for information about Smith.

The National Park Service is giving its approval to a plan that would have government sharpshooters kill more than 2,800 white-tailed deer at three Civil War battlefields.

The Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences says the honor was bestowed by two Smithsonian scientists who published a paper on a new species of sea bass.