MDIFW Blog
Chesuncook Lake Salmon Fishery Update
We’ve invested a lot of time since implementing a new management strategy on Chesuncook Lake back in 2018. We are getting close to our harvest goal, and the fish are starting to respond.

While You Were Sleeping, We Were Electrofishing!
Electrofishing is a highly effective way to non-lethally sample a population and is very efficient for studying bass during their May-June spawning season.

Penobscot County Conservation Association Honored with 2021 Maine Warden Service Colonel’s Award
The Penobscot County Conservation Association was honored with the 2021 Maine Warden Service Colonel’s Award on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, by Maine Warden Service Colonel Dan Scott. This award may be presented annually to an individual or individuals who the Colonel has determined have provided distinguished support and/or service to the Maine Warden Service and/or its mission.

Boasting Maine’s Black Bears
Many don’t realize it, but at some point or another, you’ve likely been in the presence of a bear in the Maine woods. Here are some facts about our state’s bears!

Big Atlas Weekend 2022 - June 24-26
This exciting annual event is a fun way for birders from across the state to document breeding birds and come together as a birding community.

Happy Father's Day!
This Father’s Day we’re shining the light on some wildly awesome dads out there!

Skip the bread. Just watch instead!
Malnutrition, disease, habitat degradation, and habituation are serious consequences of feeding ducks and geese.

BEE on the Lookout for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is looking for the federally Endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee and we need more eyes!
MDIFW Fish Health Lab Case Study: Webber Pond Largemouth Bass Fish Kill, May of 2022
The recent fish kill of adult largemouth bass seen in Webber Pond is an example of a fish kill with natural causes exacerbated by stressors of seasonally low dissolved oxygen, excessive levels of common protozoan parasites and a pathogen specifically harmful to just one species of fish.

Mapping Maine’s Salamanders, Frogs, Turtles, and Snakes
Maine’s wildlife biologists rely on community members to share their observations, including you!
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