Wildlife making comeback on reclaimed mine lands in Ohio

NEW STRAITSVILLE, Ohio — No one knew what to expect when the Appalachian Ohio group Rural Action fastened motion-sensor cameras to trees in the Wayne National Forest, staked a deer carcass to the ground and waited. A dining table set for wild meat eaters, the bait station was expected to draw some coyotes and crows. And it did. But to the surprised delight of the camera-project participants, a mother bobcat and her three kittens showed up, too.