Month: May 2020
The Case of the Moose Spy
By Moose Biologist Lee Kantar During calving season for moose, which runs from early May to early August when cows are weaning their calves onto a vegetarian and not solely milk-based diet, I have a group of spies in the woods. These spies (really, the…
View Full ArticleFish Recipes from MDIFW Staff
By Fisheries Management Section Supervisor Joe Overlock, Director of Fisheries & Hatcheries Francis Brautigam, Wildlife Biologist Kendall Marden, and Holly Tremblay After a day of fishing it is hard to beat going back to your house or camp and cook…
View Full ArticleAn Undetected Fish Invasion
By Wes Ashe, Fisheries Resource Biologist, Belgrade Lakes Region Fish invasions are often overwhelming to native ecosystems – altering the species assemblage, changing the insect community and forage base, and devastating native fish populations. Most …
View Full ArticleBald Eagle Shot Through the Heart – By a Loon!
By Wildlife Biologist Danielle D’Auria Sometimes being a wildlife biologist means dealing with dead things. We get calls about all sorts of dead critters people find in their yards, on the highway, or washed up on shore. Sometimes we will c…
View Full ArticleMonitoring Maine’s Peregrine Falcons
By Wildlife Promotional Coordinator Lauren McPherson Recently, I had the opportunity to join one of my colleagues at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) in the field to do some monitoring of a peregrine falcon nesting site, as…
View Full ArticleVoluntary Angler Books: Citizen science to help fisheries biologists in Maine
By Tim Obrey, Fisheries Resource Supervisor, Moosehead Lake Region Maine anglers are really passionate about fishing. Not only do they love to fish, but they love to learn about fishing and fish management. They want to know what we do and how we…
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