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Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Published
April 24, 2023

State reduces scope of ‘do not eat’ advisory in Fairfield area for wildlife due to ‘forever chemical’ contamination

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife warned people in 2021 not to eat deer and other game found in a 125-square-mile area of central Maine, but the agency announced Monday it has reduced that area to 25 square miles, while also advising people not consume turkey harvested there.
Published
April 2, 2023

State asking ‘citizen scientists’ to help find owl pellets

The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife wants to learn more about the diet of Maine owls.
Published
March 18, 2023

Outdoors in Maine: Commissioner Judy Camuso connecting at a national level

V. Paul Reynolds writes that national positions put state's Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife leader on a personal path to bigger things, but they also nurture opportunities that can deliver benefits for Maine.
Published
February 10, 2023

First cases of avian flu reported in Kennebec County

Both wild birds and a domestic flock in Kennebec County have been found to be infected with highly pathogenic avian flu this year.
Published
January 26, 2023

Department seeks nominations for legendary Maine Guide award

The deadline for nominations is Friday, Feb. 17.

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Published
January 8, 2023

Body recovered from Seboeis Lake after Bradford man’s snowmobile breaks through ice

Allen Cole Jr., 74, was ice fishing Friday afternoon with his dog when his snowmobile broke through the ice, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. It was the second such incident in a little more than a week in Maine.
Published
November 26, 2022

Outdoors in Maine: Interesting theory about the identity of bucket stockers

Could birds be transporting fish eggs from one body of a water to another? It's possible.
Published
November 5, 2022

Game wardens investigate after moose and eagle are illegally shot

The eagle was injured by shotgun pellets, and the dead moose was found hidden under brush in Aroostook County.
Published
October 29, 2022

As hunting season ramps up, state officials broaden testing for ‘forever chemicals’ in fish and wildlife

Part of the strategy for agencies like the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife is to use Fairfield as something of a case study to guide future testing in other regions of the state.
Published
August 2, 2022

Death of Millie the moose causes stir in Belgrade

Millie was something of a celebrity after first being spotted in June in Great Pond and elsewhere, but interest in her escalated last weekend on reports of a motorboat striking Millie.