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Behavior of birds changes during breeding season
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (289+ words) You may not see as many resident species, because they do not want to be seen....
What a Maine researcher has learned studying woodchucks for nearly 3 decades
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (930+ words) Since 1998, University of Southern Maine professor Chris Maher has tagged over 600 woodchucks at Falmouth's Gilsland Farm, tracking their behavior and genealogy....
Remembering Persephone, a cat of doglike loyalty | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
1+ week, 2+ day ago (91+ words) Our feline companion has, sadly, passed on to the next of her nine lives....
Maine is a prime candidate for wildlife crossings | Letter
1+ week, 2+ day ago (242+ words) I know many of us have gotten this text, "I just hit a deer." We know the ensuing worry and string of questions: Are you OK? Did anyone get injured? Did the deer survive? Do you need me to come…...
For birds, the end of spring migration brings entertaining behavior
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (236+ words) Breeding season features elaborate songs and complex courtship rituals....
Maine horse sanctuary opens new barn, welcomes new executive director
2+ week, 3+ day ago (185+ words) The Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals, a horse sanctuary in Windham, has had an eventful week, hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new quarantine barn and welcoming a new executive director. Kerrie Leclair took over as executive…...
Maine graduates, take a note from our feathered friends | Opinion
3+ week, 1+ day ago (477+ words) Susan Graham lives in Kennebunkport. My mother was a third-grade elementary school teacher. In retirement, she told me that the worst part of aging was the loss of friends. One of her bridge partners went outside to hang laundry, suffered…...
Biddeford Girl Scouts open Pet Paws Pantry to help local dogs
2+ week, 6+ day ago (116+ words) The pantry, located at Biddeford's Rotary Park, offers free toys and leashes for pets and pet owners....
Right whale requires ever more careful regulation | Letter
3+ week, 2+ day ago (276+ words) Your May 15 piece on North Atlantic right whales offered promising news about this year's calving season (Can a baby boom save the right whale " and Maine's lobster industry?). But as someone who has spent decades working to protect marine mammals,…...
Interested in bird watching in Maine? Join the flock
3+ week, 3+ day ago (610+ words) FALMOUTH " Chloe Hoffman of Portland put her yellow binoculars to her eyes and beamed. "I can't believe that flycatcher is still there " she said, and groaned as the bird took flight. Then, it flitted to a higher branch on a…...