wildlife

Trained federal wildlife professionals will use firearms equipped with suppressors and ammunition designed to disintegrate on impact to reduce the Worthington's deer population.

A rare species called the fisher is making a comeback in Ohio, spotted recently in the Cleveland Metroparks.

Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Ohio Bird Sanctuary officials released the young bald eagle at Scioto Audubon Metro Park on Aug. 18.

Choosing plants for a garden can be daunting. Northeast Ohio horticulturalists explain why you might want to go native.

Last year, Ohio biologists collected a pregnant fisher killed on the side of the road. They say it’s a sign the weasel-like animal could be reproducing here again, for the first time in more than a century.

Researchers out of Bowling Green State University are studying the effects of pharmaceuticals on northwest Ohio’s waterways.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said thousands of aquatic species, including minnows, fish, crayfish and amphibians, died due chemical contamination after a train derailment in East Palestine.

When rainstorms dry up, local creeks do, too, leaving fish out of luck. A team of UC researchers and the Hamilton County Conservation District are testing out a relatively inexpensive solution to see if it helps make streams into successful wildlife habitats.

Mercury, which damages young brains, is flowing through industrial wastewater into the Ohio River. But the multi-state agency tasked with keeping the…

“Will one of these fit?” Wendell R. Haag asks, holding out a couple pairs of well-worn creeking shoes he’s pulled from the back of his pickup, both…