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Racing to Save Maine’s Black Racers
His leap was like something from a football playback, but instead of cradling a pigskin, he was lunging toward a flash of black rocketing through the tall grass, living up to its name, the black racer. I never expected catching snakes would require such agility, speed, and coordination. I used to catch snakes as a child, usually for my mom or step-mom who would burst out in a screech while gardening, yelling for me to remove it. I would gladly oblige, taking the time to check over the snake and bring it into the woods to be released. But I never had the speed nor the commitment to bound through the air, landing on my side, surely losing my breath after falling to the hard ground.
Recent Promotions in the Maine Warden Service
Lieutenant Aaron Cross
Lieutenant Aaron Cross began his career with the Maine Warden Service in 2007 as a district warden and was soon promoted
K9 School: Hasty Air Scent Search
As we progress in training, we have begun to introduce new search techniques to the dogs. This past week we introduced the concept of an air scent search or “hasty” search. Unlike tracking, air scent searches are done off lead and are used to search large areas or if the last known point of the missing person isn’t exact.
Brook Trout Protection - Blog One
By Tim Obrey, Regional Fisheries Supervisor, Moosehead Lake Region
Brook Trout Protection - Blog Two
We had two focal areas as we discussed the current Moosehead Lake brook trout fishery:
The Legends of Lily Bay - Blog Three
By Tim Obrey, Regional Fisheries Supervisor, Moosehead Lake Region
Brook Trout Protection – We All Play a Role - Blog Four
By Tim Obrey, Regional Fisheries Supervisor, Moosehead Lake Region
The deer hunting seasons are fast approaching!
By Wildlife Biologist, Deer Specialist, Nathan Bieber
Maine’s Dynamic Moose Study: An Overview of Maine’s Seasonal Moose Research
Year round, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife biologists are going above via helicopters and beyond on ATVs, boats, snowmobiles and foot to implement several adaptive methods of population monitoring for Maine’s beloved and iconic mammal, the moose.
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