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Maine surf instructor captures a whale of a video

The playful animal, believed to be a minke whale about 18-22 feet long, delights children attending a surf camp in York.

There are more geese at the town beach, but after removed geese were killed in June, the town will seek less deadly solutions.

Oakland’s animal control officer and an expert from the U.S. Department of Agriculture tracked and corraled the pig that had been bothering hikers.

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Open Farm Day brings out hundreds of visitors to see a slice of life on the farm, including an 800-pound hog named Doesit.

Police were unable to find any sign of bears after three reported sightings in the city.

Putting the collection and killing of 18 geese in Oakland into perspective.

Authorities closed a trail after a walker told police she climbed the side rail of a wooden bridge to escape the screaming swine.

The USDA says that it was clear in communicating the fate of the 18 geese to the town, cites ‘misunderstanding.’

Town officials have reacted to public outrage over the killing of 18 Canada geese and goslings, saying they were told the birds would be relocated.

Nine new piglets of the breed that was nearly extinct a few years ago were born to Luna and Lurch in the college’s sutainable livestock program.