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Photos and videos: Bear captured in Oregon Hill
A black bear is seen in a backyard in the Oregon Hill neighborhood, Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A black bear is seen in a backyard in the Oregon Hill neighborhood, Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A black bear is seen in a backyard in the Oregon Hill neighborhood, Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A black bear is seen in a backyard in the Oregon Hill neighborhood, Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A black bear is seen in a backyard in the Oregon Hill neighborhood, Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A black bear is seen in a backyard in the Oregon Hill neighborhood, Thursday, May 14, 2026.
An animal control officer helps to corral a juvenile, male, black bear in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A juvenile, male, black bear is carried away on a truck in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A juvenile, male, black bear climbs a tree in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A juvenile, male, black bear climbs a tree in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Peter Acker, a district biologist with Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources drives his vehicle down an alley as a juvenile, male, black bear is corralled in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A juvenile, male, black bear climbs a tree in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
VCU Police officers and Richmond Fire Department workers arrive on the scene as a juvenile, male, black bear is corralled in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Peter Acker, a district biologist with Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources arrives on the scene as a juvenile, male, black bear is corralled in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Members of the Richmond Fire Department walk down an alley after a juvenile, male, black bear was loaded onto a truck in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A juvenile, male, black bear is loaded onto a truck in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A young male black bear climbs a tree in a backyard during his trip around the the Oregon Hill neighborhood on Thursday. State officials said he will be released in one of the state's wildlife management areas 50 to 100 miles away.
A wildlife resources officer looks for a juvenile, male, black bear in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A juvenile, male, black bear climbs a tree in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A Richmond Animal Care and Control vehicle is parked in an alley off of Spring St. as officials attempt to corral a juvenile, male, black bear in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Oregon Hill residents Jacob Fleetwood, Joe Corbett and Braden Cmeyla saw the bear up close and personal when it walked into their backyard and looked into their windows. "He was very calm, just jumping around," said Cmeyla. "Very respectful."
A VCU police officer claps to distract a juvenile, male, black bear in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A Richmond Animal Care and Control vehicle is parked in an alley off of Spring St. as officials attempt to corral a juvenile, male, black bear in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A juvenile, male, black bear is carried toward a truck in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A VCU police officer blows a whistle to distract a juvenile, male, black bear in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
An animal control officer helps to corral a juvenile, male, black bear in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A juvenile, male, black bear is loaded onto a truck in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A juvenile, male, black bear climbs a tree in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A juvenile, male, black bear climbs a tree in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Law enforcement officers look on as a juvenile, male, black bear walks in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A juvenile, male, black bear is seen in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
VCU Police officers and Richmond Fire Department workers arrive on the scene as a juvenile, male, black bear is corralled in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Peter Acker, a district biologist with Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources loads a tranquilizer gun as a juvenile, male, black bear is corralled in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Caution tape blocks an alley as a juvenile, male, black bear is corralled in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A juvenile, male, black bear is seen in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A juvenile, male, black bear is carried toward a truck in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
According to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Management, adult male black bears commonly weigh between 130 and 500 pounds.
Peter Acker, a district biologist with Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources drives his vehicle down an alley as a juvenile, male, black bear is corralled in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A VCU police officer blows a whistle to distract a juvenile, male, black bear in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A juvenile, male, black bear is seen in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A juvenile, male, black bear is seen in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Peter Acker, a district biologist with Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources opens a cage in the back of his truck as a juvenile, male, black bear is corralled in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Peter Acker, a district biologist with Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources returns to his vehicle as a juvenile, male, black bear is corralled in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
A juvenile, male, black bear is seen in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
The young male black bear is carried toward a truck in the Oregon Hill neighborhood on Thursday.
Peter Acker, a district biologist with Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources carries a tranquilizer gun as a juvenile, male, black bear is corralled in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Law enforcement officers look on as a juvenile, male, black bear walks in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Peter Acker, a district biologist with Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources loads a tranquilizer gun as a juvenile, male, black bear is corralled in a backyard in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond, Va., Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Police keep tabs on a juvenile black bear found in a backyard in Oregon Hill on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
