Lisa Oakes, executive director of the Humane Society Waterville Area, says she hopes people will adopt more than 100 cats and kittens Saturday at the Clear the Shelter event.
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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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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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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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Arctic fox walks more than 2,700 miles from Norway to Canada
During the walk to Canada, the roughly 2-year-old fox moved at an average rate of 28.7 miles per day, Norwegian scientists said.
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Owner charged after loose dogs bite South Portland woman
The owner of two pit bull-type dogs was issued multiple summonses for the incident, which happened Monday in a yard on Elderberry Drive.
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Rumford man investigated for cutting off opossum’s tail
The opossum, nicknamed Percy, has been beloved by neighborhood residents. The man said the animal attacked him.
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A moose walks into a pizza place … and even in Dover-Foxcroft that’s a surprise
The moose, which had been seen around town in the previous few days, broke through the window of the abandoned restaurant early Friday.