A new home was installed Wednesday morning after a nest removal sparked outrage.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Saco River Wildlife Center, already outgrowing space to care for wild animals, enters its busy season
The wildlife rehabilitation center in Limington treated more than 900 animals last year – everything from squirrels and mice to bats and porcupines.
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Posted inTimes Record
Gray fox being sought in Bath is sick but not rabid, expert says
Wildlife rehabilitator Kathi Reed received four reports in the past week about a sickly fox that Bath residents worried might be rabid; she says the animal appears to have mange.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Uncategorized
U.S. auditors accuse Maine of misusing federal grants to shore up its pension fund
The practice, while not unique to Maine, exceeded ‘reasonable’ allowances as it diverted $2.6 million away from fishing, hunting and wildlife protection programs.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Yacht-busting orcas and board-stealing otters? The Earth is angry.
It’s starting to feel as if the animal kingdom is over us. Not that we can blame them.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Whimsy, wisdom and curiosity aplenty in Susan Hand Shetterly’s latest collection
In the essays in ‘Notes on the Landscape of Home,’ the Down East-based writer astutely depicts the natural (and human) world around her.
Posted inNation & World, News
How do forest lizards survive life in the city? They morph.
U.S. scientists in Puerto Rico say one species has sprouted special scales to better cling to smooth surfaces like walls and windows and grown larger limbs to sprint across open areas.
Posted inMaine, Outdoors
Lead hunting ammo is on the way out at Rachel Carson refuge
Use of lead hunting ammunition at the Wells refuge will be phased out over the next four years.
Posted inNation & World, News
Sharks, hippos up for protection at UN wildlife conference
Global shark populations are declining, with annual deaths due to fisheries reaching about 100 million.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Connecticut warns of foraging bears amid acorn crop failure
With less of their key hibernation food laying around, bears may be more likely to approach populated areas, wildlife officials say.