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Wildlife

Published
July 6, 2024

Birds flock to Merrymeeting Bay, a globally unique destination

Bird hike in Dresden shows diverse ecosystem that makes the area a globally significant bird habitat.
Published
May 6, 2024

High levels of forever chemicals in Maine birds add to concern about food chain

Researchers in Maine are trying to understand how perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are affecting fish, birds and mammals.
Published
April 29, 2024

Bath ospreys snub CMP’s new perch; advocate calls for pole barrier removal

Bath's Leeman Highway ospreys, which are monitored closely by local bird watchers, have so far rejected a new nesting perch CMP installed along the highway after removing a nest in early April.
Published
April 22, 2024

Celebrity handbag designer sentenced to 18 months for smuggling crocodile handbags into U.S.

Her accessories were used by celebrities from Britney Spears to the cast of the 'Sex and the City' TV series.
Published
March 17, 2024

Saco River Wildlife Center, already outgrowing space to care for wild animals, enters its busy season

The wildlife rehabilitation center in Limington treated more than 900 animals last year – everything from squirrels and mice to bats and porcupines.

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Published
August 6, 2023

U.S. auditors accuse Maine of misusing federal grants to shore up its pension fund

The practice, while not unique to Maine, exceeded 'reasonable' allowances as it diverted $2.6 million away from fishing, hunting and wildlife protection programs.
Published
January 10, 2023

How do forest lizards survive life in the city? They morph.

U.S. scientists in Puerto Rico say one species has sprouted special scales to better cling to smooth surfaces like walls and windows and grown larger limbs to sprint across open areas.
Published
November 14, 2022

Sharks, hippos up for protection at UN wildlife conference

Global shark populations are declining, with annual deaths due to fisheries reaching about 100 million.
Published
September 4, 2022

Maine Voices: Consider embarking on a flowerbed safari

Insects outnumber us on the planet by more than 200 million times. I decided to take a closer look.
Published
August 26, 2022

Crying wolf? Disagreement persists over presence of wolves in Northeast

Critics claim wildlife officials are slow to acknowledge wolves in their midst because they would have to accommodate the presence of a federally protected species.