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.
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Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. authorities declare Eastern puma extinct, 80 years after last sighting
The last known Eastern puma was seen in 1938.
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Posted inNation & World
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.
Posted inNation & World, News
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.
Posted inMaine Gardener, Source
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.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inMeet, Source
Scott Lindsay knows where the wild things are
We talk with him about how the wildlife biologist navigates the intersection of humans and animals.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Touch snake or burn car? Auburn cop saves snake-fearing driver
Officer Travis Barnies came to the rescue by removing the snake from the door of a car.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Despite dramatic encounters, Maine has recorded fewer rabies cases in 2017
So far, 25 incidents have been reported; there were 40 at this time last year.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors
Alewives return to Mill Brook in Westbrook – and so do their fans
Thousands of the anadromous fish are making their way back to Highland Lake to spawn.