University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant will begin a series of workshops next week for those interested in participating in the Signs of the Seasons citizen science project, a statewide initiative to identify and record cyclical and seasonal changes in more than 20 different indicator species, such as milkweed, butterflies and loons, […]
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Frans de Waal, who explored empathy among apes, dies at 75
Witnessing 2 chimpanzees fight and then reconcile began de Waal’s exploration into the inner lives and emotions of primates.
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Laurent de Brunhoff, ‘Babar’ heir and author, dies at age 98
Laurent de Brunhoff revived his father’s popular picture book series about an elephant-king.
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Massachusetts moves to protect horseshoe crabs during spawning
Horseshoe crabs predate the dinosaurs, but their populations have been depleted for decades.
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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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After months-long fight, Bangor man can keep his emotional support chickens
Amy Martin researched ways to help her son, who is 25, and decided that based on his abilities, she wanted to get him an emotional support animal. Further research pointed her in one direction: a flock of chickens.
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Yard sale at fairgrounds to benefit HART’s cats
HART, the Homeless Animal Rescue Team of Maine, will host its annual yard sale Aug. 10-13 at the Cumberland Fairgrounds. Admission is free. All proceeds from items sold will go toward HART’s care of the hundreds of cats it takes in every year at its shelter and adoption center. A Sip and Shop preview will […]
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These animals evolved to live with fire. But can they outrun today’s megafires?
Larger and longer-lasting fires are wiping through wildlife populations, morphing habitats and pushing the evolution of animals’ bodies and behaviors to survive in this new, scorched world.
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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.
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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.