The tiny baby snakes raised at the Columbus Zoo are barely the size of a pencil, but they have a big job ahead of them: saving their species. Why it matters: The plains garter snake is one of Ohio's ...

Jim Abrams offers a breakdown of the wildlife conservation work the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife ...

Ending the spread of CWD appears unlikely because the prions, which cluster in the brain and nervous system, can be transmitted in many of ways.

Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area (Wyandot and Marion counties) In Southern Ohio, great viewing areas are along major rivers such as the Muskingum, Hocking, Scioto and Great Miami.

Initially detected at Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area in Wyandot County ... deer specialist with the Ohio Division of Wildlife. “An adult doe is likely to be a resident deer,” he said.