Despite Unsettled Spring Weather, Herons Return and Settle in at Their Colonies
Great blue heron landing in a pine tree.
Spring Reveals Subnivean Secrets
The approach of spring brings a unique opportunity for any backyard naturalist to explore just how much wildlife activity has gone unnoticed throughout the winter. As the last of the snow melts away, watch as secret tunnels become exposed. It's a library of winter survival stories and a map of a special place called the subnivean zone.
Tips for Tracks
Tracking wildlife in winter is like reading a compelling new novel. As animals travel across blank pages of fresh white snow their tracks become words, authoring new chapters every day in the memoir of their elusive lives.
Not to Fear, Predators are Here
What’s in a Name?
Predator. It’s a disconcerting word associated with antagonists of dark true crime documentaries, shady corporate deals, and killer creatures from science fiction that “go bump in the night”. As though branded as the bad guy in nature’s story, wildlife’s top predators often carry the weight of this negative connotation on their shoulders despite their irreplaceable and necessary role in regulating healthy and resilient wildlife populations.
Summertime Bat Observations
Bat observations peak in the summer months. Learn why, and how to handle different types of bat encounters.
Finding Solutions for Ospreys and People
Maine’s healthy osprey population able to thrive in almost any location with accessibility to shallow water fishing and an elevated nest site. They are highly adaptable, and often nest on utility poles and transmission towers. These nests can be problematic both for the birds and for people.
Celebrating Women's History Month
MDIFW is remembering and honoring two remarkable biologists who helped pave the way for women working in Maine’s wildlife and fisheries professions.
The Great Tick Debate
Have Turkeys Been Wrongly Accused for the Uptick? The best way to address this dispute is to look to science for the answers.
Maine Adds Eight New Species To State's Endangered and Threatened Species List
Eight new species were added to Maine's Endangered and Threatened Species list, including five birds, one bat, one bee, and a beetle. Two of these species, the saltmarsh sparrow and Ashtons cuckoo bumble bee, are listed as Endangered, and the other six as Threatened.
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