The City Council voted last week to spend $26,000 to trap and kill potentially rabid animals.
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Bath’s plan to curb rabies threat by trapping animals meets opposition
Though the midcoast city has dealt with an unprecedented number of rabid fox attacks and near-misses dating to last year, critics of the plan say it doesn’t account for predators’ role in keeping rodent populations in check.
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Siba the standard poodle wins best in show at Westminster
This was the 10th time a poodle has become America’s top dog, and the first since 2002.
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In bittersweet retirement ceremony, Wells honors ailing police dog for service to the town
Jagger, a 7-year-old German shepherd, was forced into retirement by a cancer diagnosis that required surgery to remove his right leg and shoulder.
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An inspirational tail: Collie goes from animal cruelty seizure in Solon to Puppy Bowl
Duncan was one of more than 130 animals seized from a business in Solon in July.
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Great black hawk mounted, headed for Maine State Museum
The first photos of the rare raptor that captivated Maine last year were posted on Facebook on Wednesday after a hunter saw the mount at a taxidermist’s studio.
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Lead exposure from ammunition blamed for spate of ill bald eagles
Since the start of the year, 5 bald eagles in Maine have been found with elevated levels of lead, and now the state Inland Fisheries and Wildlife staff plans a campaign to ask hunters to stop using lead-based ammunition.
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New BBC nature documentary series tackles global change
“Seven Worlds: One Planet,” a new seven-part documentary series premiering Sunday on BBC America, AMC, IFC and SundanceTV, is narrated by David Attenborough.
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State biologists to capture and collar 130 moose in research effort
It’s the centerpiece of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s six-year moose survival study.
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Hi dogo: 2 new breeds recognized by American Kennel Club
A powerful Argentine big-game hunter and a sociable French water dog have made the American Kennel Club’s list of recognized breeds