Chesuncook Lake Salmon Fishery Update

June 28, 2022 at 3:35 pm

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.

Big Atlas Weekend 2022 - June 24-26

June 17, 2022 at 11:34 am

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.

Maine Bird Atlas Final Season

April 28, 2022 at 11:59 am

The Maine Bird Atlas is in the home stretch but there is a lot of work to be done in the final season! We’ll get there, block by block, but we need your help. This 5-year statewide project will guide Maine’s future bird conservation efforts, and every submission helps! 

New England Cottontails have returned to Scarborough Marsh Wildlife Management Area!

April 15, 2022 at 12:41 pm

MDIFW’s restoration efforts for the New England cottontail rabbits (a State Endangered species) is a multi-faceted approach.

Team Effort to Help a Doe in Peru

March 29, 2022 at 4:50 pm

Recently, a doe was seen with a cable cinched around her waist. There was concern that the cable could continue to tighten and affect her survival so we tried to see if we could intervene. 

2021 Maine Game Warden of the Year

March 23, 2022 at 11:14 am

Maine Warden Service is pleased to announce Joe McBrine as the 2021 Maine Game Warden of the Year.

Women in Wildlife

March 31, 2021 at 5:15 pm

I recently read an article by a female colleague celebrating women in science and how far we have come in how we are treated. Yes, we have made great progress, yet nearly every day I am reminded how far we must go.

Recent Promotions in the Maine Warden Service

August 17, 2020 at 8:50 am

Lieutenant Aaron Cross

Lieutenant Aaron Cross began his career with the Maine Warden Service in 2007 as a district warden and was soon promoted

Easter’s On Its Way, And Peter Cottontail Needs Your Help!

March 28, 2018 at 9:26 am

[caption id="attachment_2798" align="alignright" width="518"] New England cottontails such as this one rely on thickets of dense shrubs and young trees.[/caption] By MDIFW Wildlife Biologist Cory Stearns With Easter nearly here, you might find yourself breaking into renditions of “Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail, hippity, hoppity, Easter’s on it’s way!” But, w

IFW Successfully Saves And Restores Arctic Charr Population In Northern Maine Pond

June 21, 2017 at 1:04 pm

[caption id="attachment_2399" align="alignright" width="448"] IFW Fisheries Biologist Frank Frost holds a Big Reed Arctic charr.