Category: Wildlife
Winter Wildlife Watching
By Education and Outreach Supervisor Laura Craver-Rogers Here in Maine we have a wonderful tradition of embracing our state’s winter weather with all sorts of outdoor activities. One of the most basic ways to get outdoors is to go for a walk and explor…
View Full ArticleOil Response Training: Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst
By Wildlife Promotional Coordinator Lauren McPherson Early in October, you may have noticed several Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife vehicles lining route 202 next to Annabessacook Lake while staff deployed canoes and kayaks into the water, …
View Full ArticleMighty Mini Owls
By Wildlife Promotional Coordinator Lauren McPherson Though calm in appearance, a feisty female saw-whet owl snapped her beak repeatedly, warning us of her very sharp, curved upper beak. With zygodactyl feet, two toes are usually in the front and two i…
View Full ArticleRequired Moose Stations and Vital Data Collection
By Wildlife Promotional Coordinator Lauren McPherson While leaf peepers are out in the masses from late September to late October, so are moose hunters. 3,135 permits were allocated for the Maine moose hunt this year, each one requiring a drawn permit …
View Full ArticleBoasting about Bats
By Wildlife Promotional Coordinator Lauren McPherson In celebration of bat week, coinciding perfectly during the week of Halloween, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is exposing some of the scary truths about Maine’s bats. While some ma…
View Full ArticleMaine’s Bat Monitoring
By Wildlife Promotional Coordinator Lauren McPherson As Connor White, contract wildlife biologist, and I trek up the hillside, massive boulders surround us while we navigate through the rough terrain. These boulders may have been left behind millions o…
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