The Old Orchard Beach students reached out to their state representative, Lori Gramlich, who worked with them on submitting a bill naming the Pink-edged Sulphur as Maine’s official butterfly.
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Maine veterinarian brings life-saving skills and training to Afghanistan
Working under Taliban rule the last two years, Susan Chadima of Topsham has continued to train Afghan veterinarians and care for animals in a culture ‘vastly different than ours.’
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Black bear attacks 74-year-old woman in Connecticut
A wildlife official says the state’s bear population is growing and the animals “are getting a little too comfortable” around populated areas.
Posted inMaine
Two puppies from Portland shelter are in Sunday’s ‘Puppy Bowl’
This is the sixth year that puppies from the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland have participated.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Harlow the cat is adopted a month after being abused in downtown Lewiston
The cat’s badly damaged eye has been saved and Harlow has been adopted by a local family; a family that had previously been fostering the animal during his recovery.
Posted inNew England, News
Vermont game wardens investigating bear attack; victim OK
Vermont wildlife officials said the state was seeing a record number of risky encounters between humans and bears.
Posted inMaine
Dog missing for days since crash, found by police in York
Whiskey was found Saturday night by Trooper Matt Williams, who shared his dinner with the starving animal.
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Maine farms offer that warm and fuzzy feeling
‘Babies to bed nite,’ goat yoga and ‘lamb cuddling’ events are some of the things area farms are offering as people seek out close encounters with farm animals for everything from exercise to furry hugs.
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How to get fostering
While a growing number of Maine people have opened their homes to foster pets, a lot of dogs and cats are still out there without homes, creating a never-ending cycle of need for the people who try to take care of the animals. Angela Poulin, the adoption coordinator at the Androscoggin Greater Humane Society in […]
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Signs at Portland jetport upset some who depend on fishing for livelihoods
PETA has sponsored billboard-sized signs that urge people to stop eating fish, which some see as an affront to Maine’s fishing heritage and a renowned restaurant scene that continues to struggle through the pandemic.