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Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge is located on part of the former Loring Air Force Base, in Aroostook County, Maine.It was established in 1998, when 4,700 acres (19 km 2) were transferred from the United States Air Force to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
The Baring Division covers 20,016 acres (81.00 km 2) and is located off U.S. Route 1, southwest of Calais, Maine. The 8,735-acre (35.35 km 2 ) Edmunds Division is between Dennysville and Whiting on U.S. Route 1 and borders the tidal waters of Cobscook Bay .
While the park's forest provides a home for black bear and moose, smaller species such as foxes, squirrels, and chipmunks are more commonly seen by visitors.The forest's mix of hardwood trees and cold-tolerant softwoods typical of northern Maine includes various species of ash, maple, and birch, as well as hophornbeam, quaking aspen, American beech, and balsam fir. [7]
Nov. 13—The Maine Warden Service is investigating the illegal killings of two moose in Washington and Aroostook counties. The deaths occurred last week but are unrelated, according to the Maine ...
The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge was established to preserve ten important estuaries that are key points along migration routes of waterfowl and other migratory birds. During harsh winters, the refuge's marshes provide vital food and cover for waterfowl and other migrating birds at a time when inland waters are frozen.
A moose gave snowmobilers quite the scare in Jackman, Maine. The moose eventually ran off, but it left a permanent impression on the couple. According to the Bangor Daily News, Janis and Bob ...
Video of a moose getting a little too close for comfort with a man walking in the woods in Maine recently has gone viral for this exact reason. And the man had every reason to be spooked.
Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is located in the Town of Milford, Penobscot County, Maine, approximately fourteen miles north of Bangor.The refuge was established in 1988 to ensure the ecological integrity of the Sunkhaze Meadows peat bog and the continued availability of its wetland, stream, forest and wildlife resources to the citizens of the United States.