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Maine department of inland fisheries and wildlife

Published
March 6, 2020

Bath residents call for rabies vaccine baits over traps

Peter Owen, Bath's city manager, said a vaccine baiting program was reviewed, but not considered a viable option by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Published
March 1, 2020

Maine Audubon aims to stop turtles from getting squished

According to Sarah Haggerty, a conservation biologist at Maine Audubon, habitat loss and vehicles are the biggest threats to Maine’s turtle population.
Published
February 20, 2020

Phippsburg adds free vaccination clinic to rabies remediation plan

Norm Warner, Phippsburg's animal control officer, said animals infected with rabies won't display symptoms for two weeks to six months. Once an animal begins showing symptoms it’s too late to treat, and the animal will die.
Published
January 26, 2020

Connecticut woman, 43, killed in Solon snowmobile crash

Michelle Pavia of Stamford, Connecticut, was not wearing a helmet Saturday night when she hit the shoreline, was ejected from her snowmobile and struck trees surrounding Ironbound Pond in Solon. Pavia died at the scene.
Published
January 22, 2020

Our View: It’s up to hunters to help bald eagles poisoned by lead

The state is working on a campaign to switch people to copper ammunition, and Mainers should listen.

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Published
January 15, 2020

Bird rescue group in Freedom reports death of five eagles since start of 2020, all with elevated levels of lead in blood

It takes a piece of lead the size of a grain of rice to fatally poison a bald eagle, according to the state's raptor specialist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
Published
October 30, 2019

Maine’s marine resources chief to chair Atlantic fisheries commission

Patrick Keliher will serve a two-year term at the head of the 15-state agency that coordinates and manages fishery resources along the Atlantic coast.
Published
October 4, 2019

Maine Compass: Our state’s actions are key to reversing trend of bird population decline

Well-managed forests can sustain livelihoods while ensuring that birds still have places to nest and raise their young.
Published
September 14, 2019

Officials: Augusta gun range may open this month following delays

The $2.5 million range that was "nearly finished" in July may open sometime in September, according to Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife spokesperson Mark Latti.
Published
August 21, 2019

No live-fish rule in North Region approved by state

IFW's Advisory Council adopts the fishing regulation, which will go into effect Jan. 1.