Maine lawmakers debate over allowing people to kill nuisance beavers

Lawmakers are discussing whether to drop or revise a law that makes it a felony to kill a nuisance beaver in Maine.

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To protect loons, lawmakers may allow restrictions on boat races in Maine

Wildlife advocates urge the Legislature to give state regulators power to curb racing near loons.

Maine added 91 new spiders to its state species list

Bad news for arachnophobes. There are 677 known species of spiders in Maine, including 91 new ones just added to the list last month. So small, so quiet, so many, you're probably sitting next to one right now...

Moose finally captured in South Portland after 2 days on the lam

Biologists say the young bull, which was spotted in Scarborough Monday and attracted onlookers to SMCC before it was tranquilized Wednesday evening, was likely looking for a mate.

Orphaned fawns leave Otisfield rehab center for life in the wild

State biologists crated them and released them into the woods.

Black squirrel spotted, befriended in Poland

Marty Corey knows she ought to have the squirrel moved along, but she's grown kind of fond of it.

With traffic down in Maine, wildlife hospitals seeing decline in injured animals

But a wildlife biologist cautions that it’s difficult to draw conclusions from one month's worth of data.

In Maine’s 200 years, man’s impact has altered the animal landscape

Since Maine became a state in 1820, some animals have disappeared, others arrived, and still others thrived – mostly due to human interference.

Face Time: Rob Crosby, looking to clean up Auburn’s shores