Month: July 2019
Maine Amphibian and Reptile Atlas Project
By Wildlife Biologist Scott McLellan As a regional wildlife biologist for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW), we are expected to be knowledgeable about a wide diversity of species and habitats. There are no two days tha…
View Full ArticleThompson Lake – Summer Profundal Index Netting (SPIN)
By Fisheries Biologist Jim Pellerin In a 2017 blog, the Region A fisheries staff reported on our SPIN sampling efforts for Sebago Lake and ended by saying we would be using the same protocol on other important togue lakes in the future. Last week we wi…
View Full ArticleGetting you to the Blue Parks
By Diano Circo, Chief Planner Few things are more inviting on a summer day than a boat on a Maine lake. Maine’s 5,000 lakes and ponds, and 32,000 miles of river and streams, are essential parts of our unique cultural and natural heritage. Not only tha…
View Full ArticleSights of Early Morning Paddling – Waterfowl Brood Surveys
By Wildlife Biologist Carl Tugend There are about 150 species of waterfowl worldwide, with 34 of these species utilizing habitats in Maine, including dabbling ducks, diving ducks, sea ducks, and geese species. The species present in Maine provide oppor…
View Full ArticleCorporal Michelle Merrifield retires after 25-year career with Maine Warden Service
We would like to say thank you and congratulations to Game Warden Corporal Michelle Merrifield on her recent retirement from Maine Warden Service after a 25-year career! Corporal Merrifield was hired by Warden Service in 1994 after earning her bachelor…
View Full ArticleMDIFW moves forward with efforts to assess Maine’s wild turkey population
By Wildlife Biologist Kelsey Sullivan As a result of recommendations in the recently completed Big Game Species Plan, the Department has been working to generate a data rich method of estimating the size of our wild turkey population to best inform hun…
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