Category: Wildlife

By Wildlife Promotional Coordinator Lauren McPherson For five years, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has been conducting aerial surveys to better understand the health of Maine’s moose population. This aerial survey data is combin…

By Regional Wildlife Biologist Shawn Haskell A year ago, some meteorologists examined intercontinental atmospheric and oceanic trends and predicted another cold and snowy winter for northern New England.  This was a few weeks after the 80-degree weathe…

By Assistant Regional Wildlife Biologist, Sarah Boyden In this season of giving thanks, I want to appreciate the hardworking men and women that help the Department manage our wildlife species. Deer season is a busy time of year for regional wildlife bi…

By Natural Resources Manager Jack Chappen The early hairstreak (Erora laeta) is a rare butterfly species that utilizes mature hardwood forests from the northern Canadian maritime provinces down to the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains. Their pr…

By Regional Wildlife Biologist Chuck Hulsey Beaver are valuable semi-aquatic furbearer whose presence enhances wetland function as well as benefiting many species of fish, insects, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals. But their need to impound wat…

By Asst. Regional Biologist Amanda DeMusz Fall is a beautiful time of year. The leaves are changing and colors abound. However, trees are not the only ones with unique colors. With trapping season upon us, I thought it would be a great time to highligh…