Michelle Pavia of Stamford, Connecticut, was not wearing a helmet Saturday night when she hit the shoreline, was ejected from her snowmobile and struck trees surrounding Ironbound Pond in Solon. Pavia died at the scene.
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Our View: It’s up to hunters to help bald eagles poisoned by lead
The state is working on a campaign to switch people to copper ammunition, and Mainers should listen.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Bird rescue group in Freedom reports death of five eagles since start of 2020, all with elevated levels of lead in blood
It takes a piece of lead the size of a grain of rice to fatally poison a bald eagle, according to the state’s raptor specialist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine’s marine resources chief to chair Atlantic fisheries commission
Patrick Keliher will serve a two-year term at the head of the 15-state agency that coordinates and manages fishery resources along the Atlantic coast.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Our state’s actions are key to reversing trend of bird population decline
Well-managed forests can sustain livelihoods while ensuring that birds still have places to nest and raise their young.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Officials: Augusta gun range may open this month following delays
The $2.5 million range that was “nearly finished” in July may open sometime in September, according to Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife spokesperson Mark Latti.
Posted inNews, Outdoors, Sports
No live-fish rule in North Region approved by state
IFW’s Advisory Council adopts the fishing regulation, which will go into effect Jan. 1.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Why catch-and-release is killing, not conserving, Maine fisheries
In many waters around the state, the practice is creating overpopulation problems that are starving togue and salmon.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
White-nose syndrome has affected up to 97% of Maine’s bat population
The fungus has been in Maine since about 2010.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Hit the road: State, other groups working to protect central Maine’s wildlife on the highway
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is partnering with University of California-Davis and Maine Audubon to identify hot spots and prevent animals from being killed by traffic.