The city asks residents not to vandalize the traps in Evergreen Cemetery so the turtles brought there from Capisic Pond can be returned to their home, now that a dredging project is complete.
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Catching blue lobster puts New Hampshire man among the elite
No one knows for sure, but it’s believed the odds of making such a catch are 1 in 2 million.
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Photo of bobcat prowling in Standish yard takes off on Facebook
Angie Turner posted the photo of the big cat spotted on Pond Road on Tuesday.
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Whale rescue teams resume work following tragedy
Disentanglement efforts were suspended last week after a Canadian rescuer was killed by a whale.
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Brunswick police close street so ducks can get to the other side
The duck walk halts traffic on busy Mill Street.
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Five-foot boa constrictor found on porch in Biddeford
The snake, which is not native to Maine, was later claimed by its owner after it was taken to the Animal Welfare Society.
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Study: Cats have been people’s pets for close to 10,000 years
DNA researchers have found that modern felines have some of the genetic signatures of their cat ancestors.
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Former radio personality spending 76 hours in Augusta kennel
Robert Haley, known as Roadhouse Lou, is camping out this week to raise money for the Kennebec Valley Humane Society.
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Crime-fighting squirrel abandons post for love
The Idaho squirrel named Joey foiled a gun safe burglary but has since left home, his owner says.
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Yarmouth’s new police dog, Matrix, trained and ready for the beat
Five years after the retirement of the department’s first police dog, a 15-month-old Belgian Malinois will now accompany Officer Joshua Robinson on calls.