Endangered species management, protection, and restoration has also become an important responsibility for the division. The division owns more than 150,000 acres of land, and biologists, enforcement and education staff work across the state. Main Purpose Hunters, anglers, trappers and those who like to view wildlife all benefit from the work of the Division of Wildlife. Staff biologists research, survey, and watch over abundant species while working to restore those that are not abundant. They also make recommendations on hunting season dates and bag limits to ensure stable and healthy populations of game animals.
Wildlife officers enforce wildlife laws and protect native Ohio wildlife.
The division provides hunter, trapper and angler education classes as well as many other programs to inform and educate about wildlife species and habitats. With changing demographics, there are losses in numbers of hunters, fishermen, trappers and other wildlife enthusiasts. The division is conducting research and planning for means of gaining new wildlife enthusiasts and keeping existing ones. The division will pursue legislative or constitutional changes which will protect the traditions of hunting, fishing, trapping and the division s authority to regulate those activities. This is an ongoing priority.