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Bald 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…
View Full ArticleMaine Warden Service Field Notes: Airboat Training
By Corporal John MacDonald In preparation for spring and any potential flooding Game Wardens Ed Christie, Adrienne Marquis, and Sergeant Mike Joy recently performed airboat training on Portage Lake. The ice conditions on the lake made for some ver…
View Full ArticleWild Turkey Recipes
By Wildlife Special Projects Coordinator Bob Cordes and Maine Wildlife Park Game Keeper Emilie Cram Your hard work has paid off. You scouted before the season began, practiced your turkey call, patterned your shotgun, and harvested a bird. Now it is ti…
View Full ArticleMaine Warden Service Field Notes: Tracking Down an ATV
By Game Warden Brandon Sperrey Game Warden Brandon Sperrey works in an area of the state where riding ATV’s is a way of life. The area is full of well-maintained trails and hundreds of people come to ride yearly. This year, Warden Sperrey has already b…
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