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.
Check The Chickadee On Your 2015 Tax Form!
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife conserves all of Maine’s wildlife for current and future generations. Hunting revenues provides funding for the management of game species such as deer, turkey, and bear, but funding for lesser known nongame species that can’t be hunted or trapped has been difficult to find. Protecting these valuable species is vital as they comprise
Looking for Canada Lynx
A Field Report from the Rangeley Lakes Region by Regional Wildlife Biologist Chuck Hulsey Last year we had a winter with more snow, cold, and wind than usual. It was also a winter where conducting lynx track surveys was a priority for regional wildlife biologists stationed in northern, western, and eastern Maine.
Remembering nature is not always perfect
By Regional Wildlife Biologist Kendall Marden What do Red Sox slugger Ted Williams’ hitting style and Wildlife Biologists have in common?
Black Bear Hunting Opportunities in Southern Maine
[caption id="attachment_1126" align="alignleft" width="300"] Rob Hussey provided this photo of a bear in his backyard in Wells this summer.[/caption] By Regional Wildlife Biologist Scott Lindsay Though it is no secret that southern Maine has a healthy and productive deer population, it may come as a surprise to some that black bear are regulars as well.
IFW Bear Biologist Featured In International Trade Magazine
The Wildlife Professional, the quarterly magazine of The Wildlife Society, features Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Biologist Randy Cross and his legacy of bear management in the winter issue. The article focus
Mast Tree Release
By Ryan Robicheau, Wildlife Management Section Supervisor Recently I was forwarded a picture by our Lands Management Program leader, Leigh “Eric” Hoar when we were discussing an upcoming habitat forest management project on the Vernon S.
River birds, raptors, and river herring – read all about the Maine River Bird Project!
By Erynn Call, MDIFW State Raptor Specialist [caption id="attachment_1012" align="aligncenter" width="713"] Osprey such as this one frequent waterways with large river herring runs.
Boiler-up! for Wildlife - warts on deer?
Archery season for white-tailed deer opened yesterday, we are between moose hunting weeks -- many of you have trail cameras in the woods. I frequently get trail cameras pictures sent to me to help identify unknown growths on deer and moose. Tune into this week's Boiler-up!
Collared Moose One Of Several To Travel From New Hampshire Into Maine
[caption id="attachment_983" align="alignright" width="311"] Ear tags such as this one help indentify GPS-collared moose.[/caption] By IFW Education Coordinator Lisa Kane On May 8, 2015 a cow moose wearing a radio collar and ear tag #33 was hit and killed by a car on Route 25 in Gorha
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