Past Press Releases for 2009

September 14, 2009 - IF&W Surveying Anglers on Wild Brook Trout

August 28, 2009 - 2010 Moose Hunt Informational Meeting Set in Ashland

August 11, 2009 - Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife to Conduct Public Meeting on 2010 Moose Hunting Season In Wildlife Management Districts 2, 3, 6 and 11

August 10, 2009 - Deadline Nears for Online Any-Deer Permit Applications

July 29, 2009 - IF&W Updates List of Unrestricted Fish and Wildlife Species

July 29, 2009 - IF&W: Maine Fish & Wildlife magazine summer edition now available online

July 17, 2009 - Deadlines Set for Any-Deer Permit Applications

July 10, 2009 - New road signs to help Maine’s endangered turtles

July 2, 2009 - July 4th Weekend: Critical Time for Beachgoers to Help Assure Endangered Birds Survive

June 16, 2009 - 2009 Moose Permit Lottery is this Thursday at UMFK

June 9, 2009 - If you care, leave them there

May 28, 2009 - Family Free Fishing Days May 30-31

May 24, 2009 - Bald Eagle to be Removed from Maine's Endangered/Threatened Species List

May 22, 2009 - “What Would You Do? An Outdoor Skills Quiz” available online for children, educators

May 14, 2009 - Public Informational Meetings Set on Piping Plovers, Least Terns

May 14, 2009 - State Agencies Partner with Angling Group to Combat Invasive Species

May 12, 2009 - Moose Permit Lottery Applications Due Friday, May 15

May 6, 2009 - Maine Wildlife Park Named a 2009 Editors’ Choice by Yankee Magazine

May 6, 2009 - Controlled Moose Hunt Set for Eastern Aroostook County

May 4, 2009 - Aroostook County Fox Tested Positive for Raccoon Strain Rabies

May 1, 2009 - Governor Baldacci Presents Plan to Close $569 Million Budget Gap

April 29, 2009 - IF&W: Please Don’t Feed the Bears (At All) – or Birds (until July)

April 29, 2009 - Conservation Partners, Towns Team to Ensure Safe Piping Plover Nesting Season

April 28, 2009 - Spring Wild Turkey Season Opens May 4; Youth Only Day May 2

April 27, 2009 - Study: Soft plastic lures harming Maine’s trout, salmon

April 19, 2009 - Missing Auburn Man Found Deceased Near Kokadjo

April 15, 2009 - Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Town of Scarborough and partners protect 46-acre parcel abutting Scarborough Marsh

April 14, 2009 - Maine Wildlife Park Set To Open April 15

April 9, 2009 - Spring Brings Warmer Temperatures and Potential for Bird Deaths at Maine Feeders

April 8, 2009 - Annual Moose Permit Auction Nets $94,843 For Conservation Camp Scholarships

April 7, 2009 - 2009 Maine Moose Permit Lottery Set For June 18

April 1, 2009 - Deadline for Moose Lottery Paper Applications Extended

March 26, 2009 - Governor Announces Nominations

March 24, 2009 - 2009 Great Blue Heron Census Underway; Public Help Sought in Reporting Colonies

March 20, 2009 - Wildlife Biologist Charles Todd Receives National Endangered Species “Recovery Champion” Award From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

March 16, 2009 - Paper Moose Lottery Permit Applications Due April 1

March 8, 2009 - 2008 Deer Harvest Brought Down by Winter

February 24, 2009 - Moose Lottery Permit Applications Now Available -- Online

February 11, 2009 - Bidding On For 2009 Moose Permit Auction

February 11, 2009 - Freedom Man Catches Record-Setting White Perch

February 11, 2009 -“Maine Birder Band” Now Available for Wildlife Watchers of All Stripes

February 9, 2009 - Free Family Fishing Days February 14-15

January 9, 2009 - Maine Receives $2.1 Million in Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grants

January 9, 2009 - Maine Fish and Wildlife magazine now online

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Past Press Releases for 2009