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Meet the southern Maine veterinarian who treats everything from house cats to tigers
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (829+ words) BUXTON — Dr. Samantha Brueckner is a sap. The veterinarian uses that term to describe herself and wears it like a badge of honor in a field that, at the worst of times, can be heartbreaking. She converses with every animal…...
Pet of the Week: Hello, Dolly!
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (138+ words) Dolly is a shy, sweet 6-year-old pup looking for a home. She’s currently being fostered through Midcoast Humane. Visit midcoasthumane.org for more information or to fill out an application. (Courtesy of Midcoast Humane) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/12/DollyDog_a519a8.jpg?w=234" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/12/DollyDog_a519a8.jpg?w=390" />Dolly, 6, is…...
Remembering Persephone, a cat of doglike loyalty | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (91+ words) Our feline companion has, sadly, passed on to the next of her nine lives....
Look closer at those flowers to be entertained by ‘flower flies’
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (166+ words) PORTLAND, ME – AUGUST 5: A bumblebee clings to goldenrod in a wildflower area at Mt. Joy Community Orchard. (Staff photo by Derek Davis/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="A bumblebee clings to goldenrod in a wildflower area at Mt. Joy Community Orchard. (Derek…...
Please keep feeding our wild birds | Letter
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (240+ words) An April 17 letter to the editor stated that reducing the use of wild bird seed will reduce the tick population on our lawns, presumably out of a belief that the birds visiting an empty feeder will, instead, eat ticks. Although…...
Photographer Gregory Rec’s work continues to impress | Letter
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (308+ words) Silhouetted by the moon, a crow sits atop a tree branch in South Portland on Tuesday. The November full moon is known as the beaver moon because November is the time when beavers begin seeking shelfter in their stick lodges…...
Maine man pleads guilty to trafficking whale teeth, bird parts after monthslong undercover operation
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (491+ words) A Maine man pleaded guilty to trafficking whale and bird parts in U.S. District Court in Portland on Tuesday, following a lengthy investigation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Sergey Bachkovsky, of Greene, was accused of importing wildlife items from Eastern…...
Pet of the Week: Adorable dog Luna is up for adoption at Midcoast Humane
11+ mon, 3+ day ago (245+ words) Luna is a young, sweet-natured pup with a heart as bright as her name. Her favorite thing in the world? Greeting you at the door with her beautiful, heart-melting smile and a happy tail wag that says, “I missed you!...
Pooches and people: Who bears the responsibility for curbing waste? | Letter
10+ mon, 6+ day ago (162+ words) As a keeper of eight dogs, I found the Oct. 28 op-ed (“Maine dog owners need to curb the unwanted baggage“) hilarious and objectionable. Hilarious mostly because of the photo that accompanied it. Upon searching the photo for evidence of dog…...
Let’s never take Maine’s night skies for granted | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (450+ words) Light pollution is a problem. And I don’t mean light pollution as in the opposite of heavy pollution, although I guess in that case light pollution would be better than heavy. No, I mean light pollution as in the presence…...