Columbus Dispatch editorial: Grand bargain

Well, how about that: Political compromise isn’t dead, after all.

That’s one more thing to celebrate about the groundbreaking new rules that will apply to livestock care in Ohio starting Sept. 29.

Ohio has standards of which it can be proud and which will please consumers, who are increasingly intolerant of tightly confining crates and pens for veal calves and hogs, surgically removing dairy cows’ tails and other practices many consider inhumane…more

Fish Similar To Piranha Found In Buckeye Lake

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…Lundquist believes someone may have released the fish into Buckeye Lake…

...He said it is somewhat common to hear about pacus living in Ohio waterways…more

Click here for info on ODNR’s work group progress on drafting regulations for dangerous wild animals kept as “pets”

Wild animal work group begins talks

COLUMBUS — A work group has begun meeting to draft rules on regulating dangerous wild animals in Ohio, an issue that resulted from the bear-mauling death of 24-year-old Elyrian, Brent Kandra…

…The work group meetings will not be open to the public, but ODNR will publish meeting summaries at ohiodnr.com. ODNR Assistant Director Scott Zody will lead the meetings…

Outreach to the public is an important part of this process

said Zody, adding that the work group will develop a schedule that allows for public comment and public open houses…more

Example Deer Management Plan Includes Bow Hunting

The plan* includes both nonlethal and lethal methods of managing deer, specifically regulated hunting by crossbow and traditional bow-and-arrow…more

* See list of plants that are unpalatable to deer, beginning on page 15 of the plan referred to in this article