Animals

One animal that's truly a sight to behold in Maine is the black bear. But what do you do if one is aggressive toward you?

There are tens of thousands of spider species across the globe and hundreds that are native to Maine. Of the species in our state, do you know which one is the largest? Should you be worried if you encounter one?

It appears Mr. Drew has settled on a new spot in the old Family Dollar building off of Route 26 in Poland, Maine.

Time to unleash the beasts: DEW Haven Animal Rescue and Zoo is set to open for the season in May. The early season hours will go through June 17.

Lawmakers in Maine are debating whether to designate the spring peeper as Maine's official state amphibian. When I first heard about this story, I immediately asked myself this question: "what is a spring peeper?"

Maine is home to a wide variety of animals in the forests, fields, wetlands and along the coast.

Lawmakers in Augusta are debating whether to designate the wood turtle as Maine’s official state reptile. Here's how to spot a wood turtle if you see one.

When it comes to wildlife here in the Pine Tree State, we are pretty lucky not to have alligators that could rip us limb from limb, snakes that could kill us with a quick bite and release of poisonous venom or spiders the size of softballs.

We want to see a Moose in Maine! Here are recommendations from Mainers on areas where they have had luck seeing a moose.

Maine was the only New England state included on this list of states with fascinating wildlife.