Features

Maine Fauna A–Z 

Husbandry and harvest, conservation and awe — they’re all a part of our way of life, as evidenced by this alphabetical menagerie of Maine animal stories. A few highlights: 

C is for caribou
More than 30 yeas later, a reflection on an ill-fated attempt to reintroduce a ghost of the Maine forest.

as told to Ron Joseph

D is for dogs
The Science Dogs of New England are following their noses to endangered species.

By Kathryn Miles

H is for hagfish
Getting to know the slimy star of Maine’s nastiest little fishery.

By Virginia M. Wright

P is for puffins
The 50th anniversary of the renowned Project Puffin finds the species at a turning point.

By Derrick Z. Jackson

W is for whitetails
Why are tens of thousands tuning in to see deer stuff their faces in Piscataquis County? A lot of reasons, it turns out.

By Nora Saks

Departments

North by East

Volunteers around Maine want to make way for amphibians. Is wildlife getting more photogenic or are trail cams really that good? A flock of researchers descends on the state’s birds. Plus, in Maine Dispatches, get your unicorn permit. 

Food and Drink

From colorful dips made from ugly veggies to Kittery’s meatless sandwich shop to Biddeford’s tempeh touters, no animals were harmed in the making of these plant-based Food and Drink stories.

Good Things from Maine

The papier-mâché artist who sculpts animals with sundry personalities, the Maine makers who’ve developed useful products for various pets, and the pet shop that caters to all of Maine’s vastest county.