Virginia is home to a variety of creatures -- from everyday cardinals in your backyard to rarely-seen black bears in the Blue ...

But the Blue Ridge Mountains no longer look as vibrant as they once did. Through pollution, humans have added additional particles into the atmosphere of the region, worsening visibility overall.

It is illegal to feed or approach within 50 yards ― 150 feet ― of a bear, elk or deer, or any distance that disturbs or displaces the animal, under the penalty of at least a $100 fine or at ...