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Meet Nevada, our Adoptable Pet of the Week
1+ week, 3+ day ago (229+ words) This week's featured adoptable pet from the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland is Nevada, a happy and energetic puppy with a stately name. Nevada is 7 months old and is friendly with people and other dogs, according to Matt Blanchard…...
Meet Toot, our Adoptable Pet of the Week
3+ week, 3+ day ago (274+ words) This week's featured adoptable pet from the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland is Toot, a happy-go-lucky dog who has never met a human or dog that wasn't his new best friend. Matt Blanchard of the Animal Refuge League described…...
Whale watching from shore: Humpback whale seen at Maine's Reid State Park
1+ week, 4+ day ago (221+ words) Humpback whales are common along the Maine coast, and sometimes they come close enough to shore for people to see them without going on a boat. Fred Davis of Auburn visited Reid State Park in Georgetown this week and spotted…...
Maine photographer inspired by three-legged deer caring for fawns
3+ week, 4+ day ago (283+ words) Seeing a deer move through the Maine woods isn’t an uncommon sight, but one deer in Washington County has something special about her. “I’ve just always had a love for wildlife,” Decatur told WMTW media partner WABI. “When I’m having…...
What a catch! Large shark reeled in at Higgins Beach in Scarborough
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (127+ words) There has been a lot of shark activity along the Maine coast this summer, and Labor Day weekend was no different. Higgins Beach is also near where a lifeguard was dragged under water by a shark at Scarborough Beach State…...
Young humpback whale calf found in Maine river was severely emaciated
2+ week, 4+ day ago (154+ words) Marine Mammals of Maine says the young female calf had very little muscle or fat and few stomach contents The Marine Mammals of Maine stranding hotline received a report of a deceased humpback whale in the New Meadows River in…...
Saco Main Street hosts furry friends for Paws Downtown
13+ hour, 54+ min ago (199+ words) Hundreds of dogs took a break from their normal walks Saturday afternoon and met at Saco's Governor John Fairfield School for Paws Downtown. The event, formerly known as Bark in the Park, was hosted by Saco Main Street as an…...
Colorado family wakes to bear having ‘breakfast’ in their kitchen
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (251+ words) A Colorado family woke up to an unusual surprise when they walked downstairs and saw a bear sitting in their kitchen. "I was in the bathroom with my daughter, doing her hair, and we heard a loud bang. Zara, the…...
Sharks seen near surfers in latest Higgins Beach sighting
2+ week, 9+ hour ago (73+ words) WMTW Sharks seen near surfers in latest Higgins Beach sighting The shark was roughly 8 to 10 feet long. Video shows stranded climber being rescued from Georgia cliff face Colorado family wakes to bear having ‘breakfast’ in their kitchen A dog's customized…...
Rescued seal pups released back into the wild from Maine beach
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (261+ words) Marine Mammals of Maine returned five rehabilitated harbor seal pups to the ocean The nonprofit organization Marine Mammals of Maine said it had a record number of seal pups come through its doors this summer. On Tuesday, a handful of…...