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History of Wildlife Conservation in Ohio
Jason T. Warren State Wildlife Officer Assigned to
Ashtabula County
Early 18th & 19th century
• Wildlife was vanishing and in trouble– Habitat Loss • 1900 Ohio was ~ 10% Forested • Today over 30% Forested • Lost around 90% of our wetlands
– Market Hunting • Food • Clothing
– No Laws Protecting Wildlife
First “Conservationists”
• Recreational Hunters – New York Sportsmen’s Club – Boone and Crocket Club• Theodore Roosevelt
– Preserved ~ 230 Million Acres of Public Land
“There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country.” ~Theodore Roosevelt
Wildlife Laws
• First Game Wardens – Maine – 1850• States Began Passing Laws Protecting Wildlife • Lacy Act – 1900• Migratory Bird Treaty Act – 1918• Ohio Fish Commission -1874
Wildlife Fund
• Ohio Division of Wildlife is almost solely funded by…………– Hunting and fishing license sales – Pittman Roberson funding – Dingell Johnson funding
Funding
• First Hunting License Law 1895 – North Dakota• 1937 – Pittman Robertson Act
• Tax on hunting equipment and firearms • Ohio has received more than $85 Million in funding
• 1950 Dingell Johnson Act• Tax on fishing equipment• Ohio has received more that $81 Million in funding
• 1934 Duck Stamp Act• $800 Million Raised • 6 Million Acres of Wetland Preserved
Bald Eagle 4 breeding pairs in 1979
In 2012 an estimated 213 pairs of Bald Eagles produced an estimated 321 young
Bald Eagles are no longer listed as a State or Federal Threatened or Endangered Species
Human Wildlife Conflicts
• Zoonotic Diseases– A zoonotic disease is a disease that can be passed
between animals and humans.• Rabies• Hantavirus
• Collisions– Air strikes – US Airways Flight 1549– Deer vs. Vehicle = 200 lives lost / 1.1 billion in
property damage