Horseshoe crabs predate the dinosaurs, but their populations have been depleted for decades.
Animals
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Meet the newest breed to join the American Kennel Club, a little dog with a big smile
Lancashire heelers are solidly built dogs that are shaped a bit like a downsized corgi, standing around 1 foot at the shoulder and weighing up to about 17 pounds. They need a job.
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Waterville animal shelter official says sick cats have recovered
Workers at the Humane Society Waterville Area shelter at 100 Webb Road are working to try to reopen its free-roam rooms that house adoptable cats on Monday, according to Malena Gatti, president of the organization’s board of directors.
Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, Local & State, News
Maine fishermen keep catching rare orange lobsters
Just weeks after a Scarborough fisherman garnered attention for catching one orange lobster, a Portland fisherman hauled in three from one trap, according to Harbor Fish Market.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Woofstock brings food, friends, music — oh, and dogs
About 35 people ran or walked the 5K Woof Run Saturday in Waterville at the Woofstock festival to help raise funds for Humane Society Waterville Area.
Posted inAnimals, Local & State, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Maine now has a state butterfly thanks to 2 inquisitive fifth graders
The Old Orchard Beach students reached out to their state representative, Lori Gramlich, who worked with them on submitting a bill naming the Pink-edged Sulphur as Maine’s official butterfly.
Posted inAnimals, New England
Black bear attacks 74-year-old woman in Connecticut
A wildlife official says the state’s bear population is growing and the animals “are getting a little too comfortable” around populated areas.
Posted inAnimals, Nation & World, News
Eight dolphins dead after stranding in New Jersey
The dolphins have been taken to the New Jersey State Lab for necropsies to try to help biologists understand why the mammals stranded on a beach.
Posted inLocal & State
Rare livestock breeds gain popularity in Maine
Proponents of ‘heritage breeds’ say the animals offer unique genetics that help them to resist heat, to forage and to guard against parasites.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Why did the salamander cross the road? Waterville man has the answer
Greg LeClair, 26, founded Maine Big Night, a citizen-based science program that collects data on amphibian road crossings and deaths and seeks to find solutions to wildlife conservation, Amy Calder writes.