Black bears are native to Virginia and potentially dangerous if molested, experts say. This is not the bear that turned up dead in a plastic bag. NPS/Neal Herbert A hiker in Northern Virginia reported finding a “deceased dog in a plastic bag,

An Arlington, Virginia, resident found a dead black bear in a plastic bag near a walking trail. Now, officials are investigating the cause of death.

Authorities at first thought it was a dead dog inside the plastic bag but further examination found that it was actually an adult bear.