Experts caution that while early summer is a busy time for wildlife, in most cases young animals should be left alone or concerns should be reported to a wildlife specialist.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine wilderness can help save us from climate, extinction crises
If we choose to protect them, old, wild forests are capable of storing carbon and preserving the habitat of a variety of species.
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Posted inLocal & State
Watch video: Officials use fire to reshape habitat on Swan Island
Wednesday’s prescribed burn, part of a multi-year plan, is expected to diversify wildlife habitat on the island in the Kennebec River.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors
Maine names new state wildlife division director
Augusta native Nathan Webb has been working for the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife department since 2014.
Posted inAnimals, Local & State, News, Outdoors
Annual frog migration brings out amphibian fans in Cumberland
Volunteers came Sunday to help frogs and salamanders cross Range Road, but the most movement likely happened after midnight, when the human visitors were gone.
Posted inOutdoors
Natural adoption in the animal kingdom is rare, but foster parents still exist
Most adoptions that take place in nature are facilitated by wildlife biologists and animal rehabilitators.
Posted inAnimals, Business, Local & State
Peregrine falcon nesting box to be moved to protect workers on I-95 bridge
The aggressive, endangered birds pose a safety risk for workers repaving the Piscataqua River Bridge between New Hampshire and Maine over the next three years, officials say.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
A new guide offers a simpler way to name that gull
Unlike other guides, Pete Dunne and Kevin Karlson’s new book doesn’t focus on plumage.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: To ensure respect for wildlife, rewrite conservation bond’s fine print
Damaging hunting and trapping practices should not be allowed on Land for Maine’s Future properties.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors
Maine lawmakers end the flap over Maine’s state bird
A legislative committee unanimously votes to kill a bill that would have required lawmakers to choose a specific species of chickadee – black-capped or boreal.