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30 Ways to help conserve Maine's fisheries - MDIFW Bicentennial Celebration

By Fisheries Section Supervisor Joe Overlock

Our beautiful state is turning 200 this year! But Maine wouldn’t be "Maine" without our fish, wildlife, and recreation opportunities... Celebrate with us by learning 200 ways YOU can help conserve Maine for generations to come. Here are 30 ways you can help conserve Maine’s fisheries:

1.Introduce someone new to fishing and teach them how to be an ethical, responsible angler.

40 Ways to help conserve Maine’s birds

By MDIFW's Bird Group: Wildlife Biologist Brad Allen, Wildlife Biologist Erynn Call, Ph.D.; Wildlife Biologist Danielle D’Auria, Wildlife Biologist Adrienne Leppold, Ph.D.; and Wildlife Biologist Kelsey Sullivan.

Our beautiful state is turning 200 this year! But Maine wouldn’t be "Maine" without our fish, wildlife, and recreation opportunities... Celebrate with us by learning 200 ways YOU can help conserve Maine for generations to come.

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Selecting the most promising K9s for the Maine Warden Service

It is imperative we find the best candidates to serve as Maine game wardens, and that remains true when it comes to selecting dogs for the Maine Warden Service K9 Unit. A thorough screening and selection process is an important step for a successful K9 team.

How to Move a Live Moose

By Regional Wildlife Biologist Scott McLellan

Exploring Maine's Wildlife Management Areas

By Regional Wildlife Biologists Kendall Marden

Working Together to Help the New England Cottontail

By Regional Wildlife Biologist Cory Stearns

Join Judy Outside: Local Hotspots

By Commissioner Judy Camuso

Checking in on Maine's Bats

By Wildlife Promotional Coordinator Lauren McPherson

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Moose survival study continues with a focus on winter tick

For five years, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has been conducting aerial surveys to better understand the health of Maine’s moose population. This aerial survey data is combined with reproductive data from female moose (ovaries) and age data from moose teeth (removed at registration stations during hunting season) to give biologists more information about Maine’s moose population than ever before.

New Year’s Resolution: Eat more Lake Trout

By Fisheries Biologist Jacob Scoville