GRAY — The Maine Wildlife Park will host a wildlife enrichment day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 30. Enrichments are items that provide mental and physical stimulation and exercise to captive wildlife to encourage natural behaviors, activity and play. The wildlife park animals are offered enrichments several times a week, and visitors […]
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Here’s why there are so many coyotes and why they are spreading so fast
For eons, coyotes roamed what is now the western United States, with its wide-open plains. Then came European settlers, who cut down forests for farms and ranches in a steady east-west march. Along the way, they killed large predators such as pumas and wolves to protect livestock and for their own safety. The predators they […]
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Guess who's coming to dinner
Two deer appeared Friday in the yard of Wilton resident Eileen Adams, attracted to the corn she feeds her geese. Minutes later, the deer leaped the fence and ate the corn. Adams said the geese obliged the interlopers by gathering in a cluster at the other end of the pen. She said she’s seen deer […]
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Video: Maine game wardens help moose out of muddy spring
COLUMBIA (AP) — Two Maine game wardens and two hunters have come to the aid of a moose that was trapped in a muddy spring. WGME-TV reports two hunters were searching for deer antlers in a cedar swamp in Columbia last week when they discovered the moose. Authorities say the female moose was stuck up to her […]
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Maine officials finding 68 percent fewer winter ticks on moose herd
AUGUSTA — Maine wildlife biologists are encouraged by recent data showing a significant decrease in winter ticks on moose, leading to optimism that the number of hunting permits in 2018 will be similar to last year’s total. State Wildlife Division Director Judy Camuso said winter-tick checks on moose captured by biologists three weeks ago found […]
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Wind Over Wings birds to visit Farmington
FARMINGTON — The Western Maine Audubon will present “Wind Over Wings,” a wildlife education program, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, in the Roberts Learning Center, Room C23, University of Maine in Farmington. Hope Douglas, center founder, will present four live birds: a red-shouldered hawk, a great horned owl, a common raven and an eastern […]
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Keep Maine wildlife wild
Recently, it has been brought to our attention that many wild animals are put at risk by being fed commercial food. Though feeding wild animals seems like an enjoyable hobby for anyone who is thrilled by seeing them, it can be detrimental to all involved. Feeding wildlife can directly harm animals, or can put both […]
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On the right track: Winter reveals the wildlife around us
Most of the time, people are lucky to catch a glimpse of the wildlife around them. But in the winter, there are tracks.
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Sea mammal rescue group wants to call Harpswell home
HARPSWELL — On a sandy beach in Phippsburg last June, Lynda Doughty swaddled a week-old harbor seal pup in a pink towel and guided it into a dog crate. After checking for the tell-tale signs of abandonment — things like gum color, the presence of an umbilical cord and weight — Doughty had determined the […]
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National symbol spotted nesting in Washington
WASHINGTON — For the first time in nearly 70 years, the U.S. National Arboretum has a bald eagle that has laid eggs in a nest on part of its 400-plus acres in Northeast Washington. Officials at the arboretum said Friday that although they are not exactly sure how many eggs are in the nest, they […]