UNE professor Noah Perlut will use the data to assess the impact of a planned 1.6-mile trail extension.
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Maine names new state wildlife division director
Augusta native Nathan Webb has been working for the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife department since 2014.
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.
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.
Rare trio of bald eagles raise eaglets in one nest
It’s not unheard of, but trios have only been documented three times since 1977.
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.
Our View: Insect population’s rapid decline alarming
The Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife teams with Maine Audubon to study the decline here.
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.
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.
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.