Wilda Dunham, left, of Sumner and Joyce DeWildt of Buckfield said that despite filling gaps, squirrels continue to get inside and knock insulation down from the ceiling at the Buckfield-Sumner Swap Shop in Buckfield. Volunteers run portable heaters to stay warm, but with a steady flow of traffic coming through the door, the temperature hovered […]
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Scientists study secret of squirrels’ success
If you live in an area with plenty of trees, you may be used to seeing a gray streak out of the corner of your eye — a gray squirrel scurrying up a tree toward a nut or darting out of the way of danger. You may see them as feisty but trifling creatures. For […]
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Lucky squirrel has run in with driver who revives it
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — A motionless squirrel apparently stunned by a passing car has been revived by the driver who performed chest compressions beside a Minnesota road. Police officers on patrol in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park thought the man might be performing CPR. In police video posted to the department Facebook page, the man […]
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Apple crop weathers dry spell and squirrel surge
Even lifelong apple harvesters at The Apple Farm in Fairfield were surprised this year by something they had never seen before at their orchards: small bites on the fruit and scratch marks on the trees. Squirrels have been racing humans to enjoy this year’s crisp apples first. The only way to combat the problem? “Pray […]
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Huge squirrel population driving Maine farmers nuts
There’s a bumper crop of squirrels in New England, and the frenetic critters are frustrating farmers by chomping their way through apple orchards, pumpkin patches and corn fields. The varmints are fattening themselves for winter while destroying the crops with bite marks. Robert Randall, who has a 60-acre orchard in Standish, said he’s never seen […]
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It’s nuts; why more squirrels seem to be dying on the roads
No one in the state counts squirrels officially. Unofficially, the bodies are stacking up. Maine biologists, motorists and road crews are seeing more squirrels successfully make it across the street — and not — after a healthy crop of acorns and other nuts last fall led to a robust squirrel population this year. It’s the […]
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Blame the squirrels: Power outage hits Lewiston. Again.
LEWISTON — Another nice day in Lewiston, another dead squirrel and another power outage. Roughly 4,000 people lost power in the downtown area Wednesday morning after a squirrel caused damage at the Lewiston Lower Substation off Lisbon Street. The squirrel did not survive. For about an hour, Central Maine Power customers in the neighborhoods along […]
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Squirrels blamed for power outages in downtown Lewiston
LEWISTON — Pesky squirrels sparked power outages in the city’s downtown over the weekend and Monday, power company officials said. “We had several problems with the same circuits out of the same substation over the past several days,” Central Maine Power Co. spokeswoman Gail Rice said. Downtown residents experienced loss of power Saturday, Sunday and […]
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Four baby squirrels with tails tangled together rescued by Bangor men
When it comes to weird wildlife sightings, Andrew Day of Bangor has one for the books — four baby squirrels tangled together by their tails — and they were in danger. On Sunday, Day was visiting his parents’ house in Bangor when he looked out the window and something caught his eye. At first, he thought […]
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Maine’s small-game hunting seasons coming to a close
AUGUSTA (AP) — Several seasons for the hunting of small game animals in Maine are coming to a close for the year. The seasons for raccoons, skunks and opossums all end on Dec. 31. There is also a season for the hunting of gray squirrels that ends on that day. Hunters who pursue gray squirrels […]