Thousands watch a Maine family feed the growing group of deer in their yard. Some wonder if the animals actually need the help.
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How do ducks stay warm in winter? | Column
Mallards have extra high core body temperatures and a unique system of blood flow.
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What does the Trump administration’s review of wildlife refuges mean for Maine?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been asked to “look for refuges and hatcheries established for a purpose that no longer aligns with the mission” of the agency.
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Tropical bird found in northern Maine after being blown off course
The purple gallinule, native to the Caribbean, landed in Houlton but was fatally injured by the cold.
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Loon rescued on Smithfield pond dies a week later
The loon rescued Dec. 7 was emaciated, had a lung infection and the start of frostbite, according to Avian Haven’s executive director, who offers tips for how to help keep wild animals safe.
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Reward offered after fatal shooting of protected lynx in Aroostook County
Game wardens found the Canada lynx dead in Perham, a small town just west of Caribou. Maine officials are offering $3,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the animal’s killer.
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Rockland library patrons invited to learn about Maine’s native turtles
Wildlife rehabilitator Pam Meier will host “Bringing Turtles Out of Their Shells” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St. Meier is founder and director of The Turtle’s Back, Inc. and will help children get to know Maine’s native turtle species face-to-face and learn how fascinating and different they all […]
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Seeing more bats in Maine? Here’s why.
Bats, ecologically and economically important, suffered through the 2010s. But experts are cautiously optimistic about the future.
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Representatives work to keep Brunswick park hospitable for butterflies
June 16, noonish on a beautiful, late-spring day, and a handful of citizens — Will and Nason, two staffers from Parks and Rec, two Conservation Commission members, Brunswick’s environmental planner and a dozen volunteers from Stantec’s Topsham office — gathered to receive instruction and size up the afternoon’s opposition. Behind Environmental Planner Ashley Charleson and […]
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Maine’s next wildlife protection plan will consider climate threats
The once-a-decade conservation blueprint will weigh climate change threats, include plants as well as animals and emphasize habitat protection.