Wildlife
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PublishedJune 21, 2019
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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PublishedMay 8, 2019
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.
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PublishedMay 5, 2019
Wildlife thrives on candid camera along the Eastern Trail
UNE professor Noah Perlut will use the data to assess the impact of a planned 1.6-mile trail extension.
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PublishedApril 19, 2019
Maine names new state wildlife division director
Augusta native Nathan Webb has been working for the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife department since 2014.
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PublishedApril 15, 2019
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.
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PublishedApril 14, 2019
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.
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PublishedApril 13, 2019
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.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2019
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.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2019
Our View: Insect population’s rapid decline alarming
The Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife teams with Maine Audubon to study the decline here.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2019
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.
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