Some people worry that the predators will threaten the loon population, but biologists say the birds should be able to coexist.
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Maine game wardens search for aggressive bobcat in Oxford County
The animal, which had at least 2 encounters with people this week, may have porcupine quills stuck in its face.
Maine wildlife biologists arrange unusual adoption when bear cub is orphaned
There’s a mother bear who is in for a surprise when she awakes this spring.
Alan Stearns aims to protect everything from deer yards to paddling paradise
He’s the executive director of the Royal River Conservation Trust.
Caterpillars – the good, the bad and the ugly
Two talks at Grow Maine Green Expo give the lowdown on the hungry bugs, at once an essential part of the ecosystem and a threat to native trees.
U.S. authorities declare Eastern puma extinct, 80 years after last sighting
The last known Eastern puma was seen in 1938.
Court dismisses case against ranchers in standoff over access to public land
Due to evidentiary mishandling by prosecutors, Cliven Bundy and sons beat federal felony charges stemming from a 41-day standoff at an Oregon wildlife preserve.
U.S. adopts plan to restore Mexican gray wolf population in the Southwest
Officials hope to have about 320 wolves in the wild over an eight-year period.
Sowing wild seeds will help ecosystem in your backyard and beyond
Fifty years ago there was twice as much nature, and we can bring some back.
Maine Voices: Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge because it’s God’s creation
Proposed oil drilling would have serious impacts on species of animals, birds – and the native people.