Erik Matthews, 32, was hit by a car in Windham on July 20, a few days after he received a summons for animal cruelty. He died Sunday.
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Video: Motorists make way for 45 ducklings to cross 5-lane Maine road
Route 111 in Biddeford came to a standstill during the morning commute to allow the procession to pass.
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Beach town deploys hawks, falcons and owls to scare away gulls
Gulls have become ‘dependent on an unnatural supply of food stolen from people on the boardwalk and beach.’
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Piping plovers fledge record number of chicks in Maine
The number of nesting pairs on the state’s beaches also set a record, but wildlife officials say protections remain critical for the endangered shorebirds.
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Wildlife group is mapping out Maine’s roadkill hot spots
State officials and Maine Audubon are using an online system that allows the public to report animals killed by vehicles so they can be mapped.
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Bobcat in Rumford ‘fascinated’ by bridge; police say ‘people should not panic.’
The bobcat seems healthy and is exhibiting an unusual interest in the High Bridge.
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Rare albino porcupine spotted in Kennebunkport
The Seashore Trolley Museum is asking Facebook followers to help name the “white ball of fluff.”
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Police: Tossing drugs in toilet could lead to ‘meth-gators’
Flushed items end up in retention ponds frequented by ducks and geese, “we shudder to think what one all hyped up on meth would do,” says the Loretto Police Department.
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Look, don’t touch baby seals on the beach
Early July is typically the time when newly weaned harbor seals show up on beaches while they are learning to fend for themselves.
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Florida declares war on iguanas
As the nonnative reptiles thrive with no natural predators, the state’s wildlife agencyencourages homeowners to kill them “whenever possible.”