loons

First Adult Loon Returns To Massachusetts Pond In Maine-based Conservation Project

Susan Sharon

Originally published June 5, 2018.The Portland-based Biodiversity Research Institute is calling the return of an adult, male loon to a chain of ponds in…

Environment and Outdoors

Audubon: Number Of Loons In Maine Holding Steady

Associated Press

FALMOUTH, Maine - Maine Audubon says the results of its annual loon count last year showed a population that appears to be holding steady. Maine has the…

Environment and Outdoors

New Law Bans Lead Fishing Tackle to Protect Loons

Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Maine - A new Maine law bans lead fishing tackle in hopes of protecting loons. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife says keeping lead…

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Loon Protection Program Yields Positive Results

Susan Sharon

The Portland-based Biodiversity Research Institute is reporting a development that could have broad implications for efforts to protect loons.A loon chick…

Environment and Outdoors

Maine Audubon: High Loon Chick Count Not Likely Long-Term Trend

Nora Flaherty

PORTLAND, Maine - The number of loon chicks in southern Maine's lakes and ponds has increased dramatically over last year's count.The count by Maine…

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Potential New Threat to Loon Populations Has Wildlife Biologists Worried

Susan Sharon

For years, researchers have been studying the pressures on one of Maine’s most-loved birds, the common loon. They’ve looked at shoreline development,…

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Loon Dies From Avian Malaria, Heightening Climate Concerns

Nora Flaherty

PORTLAND, Maine - The death of a loon from avian malaria on a lake straddling Oxford County, Maine, and New Hampshire is raising concerns about climate…