Category: Wildlife Management Area
Racing to Save Maine’s Black Racers
By Wildlife Promotional Coordinator Lauren McPherson His leap was like something from a football playback, but instead of cradling a pigskin, he was lunging toward a flash of black rocketing through the tall grass, living up to its name, the black race…
View Full ArticleManaging for New England Cottontail in State Parks
By Wildlife Biologist Sarah Spencer If you’re a regular reader of the MDIFW Blog, then you’re already familiar with the New England cottontail. If you’ve joined us more recently, welcome! Here’s a quick recap on some of the New England cottontail-theme…
View Full ArticleHow can a timber harvest improve wildlife habitat?
By Natural Resource Manager Jack Chappen Here at MDIFW’s Lands Program, we are tasked with creating, maintaining, and improving wildlife habitat on the state-owned Wildlife Management Areas for the benefit of Maine’s fish and wildlife population…
View Full ArticleBuilding Wood Duck Boxes
By Regional Wildlife Biologist Chuck Hulsey When you see a wooden box on a post over shallow water, with a hole in the front, you probably know that it is a nest box for wood ducks. But did you know Maine has other duck species that need tree cavities …
View Full ArticleExploring Maine’s Wildlife Management Areas
By Regional Wildlife Biologists Kendall Marden One of Maine’s most underappreciated natural resources is public land. Many folks from the western U.S. are used to having access to millions of acres of public land. On the contrary, accessing private la…
View Full ArticleEaster’s On Its Way, And Peter Cottontail Needs Your Help!
By MDIFW Wildlife Biologist Cory Stearns With Easter nearly here, you might find yourself breaking into renditions of “Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail, hippity, hoppity, Easter’s on it’s way!” But, what happens when Mr. Cottontail has nowhere to hop? That’s the problem facing Maine’s only native cottontail rabbit, the state Endangered […]
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