Come October, the edges of forest, field, and lawn are strewn with spider webs—and not all of them are fake. Especially when the season has been wet and fat insects abound, spiders proliferate. Spiders have become a symbol of Halloween, dread and fear embodied by fangs and eight creeping legs dangling by a nearly invisible thread.
Protecting Wildlife
Climate Change Threatens Fisheries, Including Maine’s Brook Trout
by George Smith Kennebec Journal column WE’VE HEARD AND read a lot about the alarming increase in green crabs in coastal waters, and the devastating impact the crabs have had on mussels and clams. Lobsters may be next. The city of Brunswick even appropriated $100,000 to work with local clammers to try to save their Read More
Creature Feature: New England Cottontail Rabbit
The New England cottontail rabbit, also known as the brush rabbit, woods rabbit, or coney, occupies only 14% of its native range from southeastern New York to southern Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. To the north is the domain of the snowshoe hare; to the south lives the Eastern cottontail, which was introduced to New England in the early twentieth century and is now more common.
Ban on Lead Fishing Gear Just One Way to Save Loons
Portland Press Herald editorial Policies also need to address the impact of habitat loss, watercraft activity and lower water quality. Loons stricken with lead poisoning die slowly and painfully. It’s no surprise that those who have seen it firsthand recognize the tragedy in what is a wholly preventable death. The culprits are lead sinkers and Read More
Report: Climate Change a Threat to Freshwater Fishing
By John Holyoke, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story A warming planet could have dire results for those who enjoy freshwater fishing, according to a National Wildlife Federation report that was released on Wednesday, and a leading Maine outdoor advocate worries that climate change may eventually cost the state its iconic brook trout population. Read More
Report: Climate Change Putting Fish at Risk
Economy is affected by dwindling numbers By Deborah Mcdermott Seacoastonline.com news story Freshwater fish are dying in New Hampshire and Maine due to extreme weather events coupled with rising water temperatures from climate change, creating environmental and economic hazards, fishing experts say. Freshwater fish are endangered nationwide due to factors arising from global warming, according Read More
Conn. Lobstermen Brace for Shutdown of L.I. Sound
The Associated Press Portland Press Herald news story NEW LONDON, Conn. â Connecticut’s lobstermen are bracing for the start of the Long Island Sound fishery’s first-ever seasonal shutdown. The Day of New London reports that the closure is set to begin Saturday and extend to Nov. 28 in an attempt to give the Sound’s depleted Read More
New Report Details How Climate Change is Harming Maine, New Hampshire Freshwater Fishing
Urgent Action Needed to Protect Freshwater Fish, Their Habitats, & Related Economy NRCM and NWF Press Release Climate change is the most serious threat to America’s freshwater fish and urgent action is needed at all levels to preserve key species and their habitats, according to a new report released today by the National Wildlife Federation. Read More
Closed Areas a Boon as Fish Fight Warming
Stocks in places that are shuttered to fishing tend to grow older and larger and are better able to withstand stress. by Dr. Sarah Smith Portland Press Herald op-ed BOSTON – As fishermen around New England are the first to point out, this summer, much like the last, is in many ways abnormal. Ocean waters Read More
