Red foxes are declining in Ohio, but adapt and thrive in urban areas
Although red fox populations are declining in Ohio, they can be found in all 88 counties and they have adapted to urban and suburban areas as well.
Join in the purple martin competition
Learn how to attract and house purple martins — the largest type of swallow — by following advice from a couple of birders who've been doing it for years.
Reintroduction of trumpeter swans an Ohio success story
Ohio started a reintroduction program for trumpeter swans in 1996. As of last year, there were 111 breeding pairs and 206 offspring in the state.
Coyotes are here to stay — and that’s OK
Wildlife specialists believe coyote populations have reached a saturation point and may be having a positive impact on agriculture and local ecosystems.
Peepers heard but not seen and hard to ignore
Spring peepers are the harbingers of spring. Learn more about how they hibernate, migrate, reproduce and grow into adults.
Changes in ag lead to decline of barn owls
Barn owls are just one step below "threatened" in Pennsylvania, and are listed as threatened in Ohio and many other states. Learn why and what can be done.
Ohio Landowner/Hunter Access Partnership program creates new opportunities
There are nearly 20,000 acres and 147 landowners currently enrolled in the program, and there are hundreds of hunters taking advantage of it.
The history of the Great Black Swamp on Lake Erie’s western shore
The Great Black Swamp has changed drastically over time, from thousands of unsettled acres to an industrial hub and back to a wildlife refuge again.
Maintaining Ohio’s muskellunge population
Learn more about Ohio's muskellunge population, why it has to be maintained, which bodies of water are stocked annually and how to catch the trophy fish.
Great Lakes host a myriad of ducks, gulls and other birds during winter
Thousands of ducks, gulls and other birds fly in from Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Newfoundland and the Arctic to winter on Lake Erie and other Great Lakes.