Two things you probably didn't know about gray squirrels

By Wildlife Biologist Joe Wiley You can learn a lot about wildlife by just being still and observant. While sitting on my front porch on a warm day in late March, I noticed four gray squirrels in the ancient sugar maple tree in the yard. The squirrels were doing usual springtime squirrel stuff, mostly courtship chasing. Then, I noticed one of the squirrels was very interested in the swollen base of branch stubs on the main trunk of the maple. Using my binoculars, I could see the squirrel licking a light colored spot on the branch stub.

Installing Better Stream Crossing Structures Benefits Fisheries and Wildlife

[caption id="attachment_1398" align="alignright" width="514"] A half culvert like this one, place on cement footings, allows for a natural stream bottom that allows for the passage of fish and other species.[/caption] By Joe Wiley, IFW Wildlife Biologist Landowners, bo

Well-planned Timber Harvests Can Provide Food and Habitat For Wildlife

[caption id="attachment_1389" align="alignright" width="331"] The cavity in this oak tree is useful to a number of species.

2016 Maine Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Contest Winner Announced

[caption id="attachment_1372" align="alignleft" width="210"] Rick Alley of Isleford, Maine with his winning painting of blue-winged teal[/caption]

Congratulations to Richard Alley, Jr., of Isleford, the winner of the 2016 Maine Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Contest!

Big Fish and Kids Opportunities Highlight Rangeley Area Ice Fishing Season

[caption id="attachment_1381" align="aligncenter" width="842"] New opportunities for young anglers in the Rangeley Lakes Region had many kids out ice fishing this past winter.[/caption] By IFW Fisheries Biologist Dave Howatt

Gordon Manuel WMA Offers Fishing, Hunting, Canoeing and Much More

[caption id="attachment_1356" align="alignright" width="448"] The Gordon Manuel WMA is a wonderful area to visit in the spring for a variety of activities.[/caption] By Rich Hoppe, Wildlife Biologist The Lt.

Wildlife and Waterfowl Abound East of Baxter State Park at Francis Dunn WMA

[caption id="attachment_1338" align="alignright" width="402"] Canoeing on the Sawtelle Deadwater in the Dunn WMA may provide you with the opportunity to see a moose.[/caption] By Allen Starr, IFW Wildlife Biologist The Francis D.

Maine Warden Service: Notes from the Field

Maine Warden Service Notes From The Field: February 2016 Division A (Gray): Game Warden Pierre has been working ice fishing activity and reports that ice conditions are poor at best; note photograph depicting anglers on Sebago Lake in a watercraft. Division B (Sidney): Several Division B game wardens and many others attended this year’s Special Olympics held at

Moose Mortalities Providing Clues About Moose Survival

By Scott McClellan, IFW Wildlife Biologist [caption id="attachment_1316" align="alignright" width="572"] Biologist Scott McLellan counts ticks during a moose necropsy.

Waterfowl Nest Boxes: Getting By With A Little Help From Our Friends

By Chuck Hulsey, Regional Wildlife Biologist When you see a wooden box on a post over shallow water, with a hole in the front, you know that it is a nest box for wood ducks.  Did you know Maine has other duck species which need tree cavities in order to nest and rear young? Though developed for wood ducks, they are commonly used by Hooded mergansers and American goldeneyes. “Wood duck boxes” may be the most recognizable wildlife management technique of all. According to the Ducks Unlimited website: “In 1937, the U.S. Biological Survey (now the U.S.