Hunters say the regulation against importing or exporting trophy animals ignores federal rules.
Animals
Invasive species got your goat? So does Kennebunk woman’s new landscaping business
For $500 a week, clients can rent Heather Lombard’s Scapegoats herd to help clear off their land.
Hunt for Wessie the snake becomes all-consuming on banks of river in Westbrook
Police say officers who saw the snake estimated it was 10 feet long.
Biddeford mill owners lead ducklings to water and watch them swim: See video
Actually, the newly hatched mallards make the trip from their rooftop nest to the Saco River in a construction bucket.
Westbrook shelter caring for dogs rescued from South Korean meat farm
Five of the 250 dogs that were saved are at the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, getting training that could make them suitable for adoption.
The U.S. museum fad is really the cat’s meow
With the opening of Civil War Tails – a museum dedicated to depicting the Civil War with cats in dioramas – the country’s supply of leisurely learning opportunities just keeps expanding.
Volunteers take on giant task of dissecting 7-ton minke whale on Biddeford beach
The 28-foot-long whale washed up dead on a beach in Horseshoe Cove this week.
First piping plover nests of the year spotted on York County beaches
The nests are reported in Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Old Orchard Beach.
Trapped turkey vulture released back to Seton campus in Waterville
The turkey vulture was rescued from inside a boiler room at the former Seton Hospital and then spent a week at Avian Haven in Freedom before being released back to its natural habitat.
Video of moose’s slip-and-slide down York County road goes viral
A 2-year-old shot of the bizarre moment gets new attention after it is reposted by a Maine teenager and shared on a hotel’s Facebook page.