Bald eagles a dramatic success story that all began in Ottawa County
BY D’ARCY PATRICK EGAN
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BY D’ARCY PATRICK EGAN
Ohio Department of Natural Resources officially reopened the northwest Ohio boardwalk in April after repairs from a storm. Bald eagles are nesting in Ottawa County.
Jan. 22—BOWLING GREEN — When a wind turbine struck and killed a bald eagle at the city's wind generation facility located west of town two years ago, there were eye-witnesses, the body was quickly recovered, and the cause of death was glaringly obvious. It took the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service another year of investigation to tell us what we already knew — one of the wind
COLUMBUS - A 28-year-old female bald eagle that suffered injuries to her foot and eye received medical care from wildlife professionals and was released ba
Double-crested cormorants are a fish eating water bird native to Ohio. A bird thriving in Lake Erie is causing challenges for other species. The federal government has a plan to address the problem by eliminating some of the double-crested cormorants. They are a primarily fish eating water bird native to Ohio. They nest in denser numbers which can cause damage to vegetation used as habitats for birds such as herons and egrets. Fishermen also take issue with the birds, as they affect Ohio’s aquaculture production. Mark Shieldcastle is the research director at Black Swamp Bird Observatory. ...