Category: Wildlife

By MDIFW’s Mammal Group:  Wildlife Biologist Lee Kantar, Wildlife Biologist Shevenell Webb, Wildlife Biologist Jennifer Vashon, and Wildlife Biologist Nathan Bieber Our beautiful state is 200! But Maine wouldn’t be “Maine” without our fish, wildli…

By MDIFW’s Reptile, Amphibian, and Invertebrate Group: Wildlife Biologist Phillip deMaynadier Ph.D., Wildlife Biologist Beth I. Swartz, and Wildlife Biologist Derek York Our beautiful state is turning 200 this year! But Maine wouldn’t be “Maine” withou…

By MDIFW’s Bird Group: Wildlife Biologist Brad Allen, Wildlife Biologist Erynn Call, Ph.D.; Wildlife Biologist Danielle D’Auria, Wildlife Biologist Adrienne Leppold, Ph.D.; and Wildlife Biologist Kelsey Sullivan. Our beautiful state is turning 20…

By Regional Wildlife Biologist Scott McLellan The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) is now in its 7th year of a moose telemetry study in Wildlife Management District (WMD) 8, which resides between Moosehead Lake and Quebec and e…

By Regional Wildlife Biologist Cory Stearns Managing and attempting to restore endangered species is a very difficult task. Most endangered species are rare due to multiple factors, such as the loss and fragmentation of habitat, the proliferation of in…

By Wildlife Promotional Coordinator Lauren McPherson As we Mainers forge our way through winter, enduring extreme colds and extended darkness, we often ponder things we miss about summer. For many, it’s the longing for warmth, or the memory of a long d…