Opinion

Defrocked former wildlife officer Allan Wright will be called as a prosecution witness against two former colleagues who are accused of hunting while on duty. Wildlife officer Matthew Roberts and wildlife officer supervisor David Warner

Cortland, Ohio – They say that water is so low at Mosquito Creek Reservoir in Trumbull County that even the catfish now have fleas. Likely the water level has not disappeared that much at the

Columbus – Federal and state wildlife officials working in conjunction with academic researchers announced six water samples taken from Sandusky and north Maumee bays tested positive for the presence of Asian carp environmental DNA in

State and local parks are not the places to unwind with drugs and alcohol on hot summer days. That’s the message officials are driving home, following nine recent arrests at Madison Lake State Park and

Lake Erie has dodged a bullet this summer – a backhanded thanks to the drought – and the seasonal bloom of toxic blue-green algae “pea soup” is expected to be minor. But that in no

Persons hoping to take a July Fourth extended weekend trip or a vacation to one of Ohio’s state Forests are advised that recent severe weather has caused extensive damage. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources

The Ohio DNR is working to restore services and operations at nearly a dozen state parks and nature preserves damaged by storms between June 29 and July 1. At the same time, all recreational facilities

Operation Dry Water, a nationwide crackdown on drunk boaters, resulted in 11 arrests on state waterways during the weekend of June 22-24, according to the Ohio DNR’s watercraft division. Watercraft officers also issued 85 citations

When the Ohio Wildlife Council considers rescinding the controversial, questionable new rule requiring that a skin-patch be left on fish fillets for identification, it instead should consider fashioning one that makes legal the widespread practice