ME: Animal Welfare
New Hydropower Dam Designs Leave Fish Unharmed
By Eric Krebs for Reasons to be Cheerful.Broadcast version by Kathryn Carley for Maine News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Pub…
Three Gulf of Maine Offshore Closures Recommended to Save Right Whales
BAR HARBOR, Maine - Emergency action is being requested to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. The Pew Charitable Trusts …
Offshore Lobster Industry in Maine Threatening Right Whales
BAR HARBOR, Maine – While the U.S. lobster industry is booming in Maine, some of its fishing methods are hurting a special group – the …
Advocates Optimistic Agriculture Department Will Probe Egg Factory
AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine found itself in the spotlight last week for harsh conditions at a local farm. An undercover investigation by the …
EPA Analysis of Mercury Rule Called "Good News" for Mainers
AUGUSTA, Maine – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has completed an analysis showing that reducing emissions of mercury and other toxic …
Maine, NH Team Up to Track Moose Survival Rates
AUGUSTA, Maine – Shorter winters are blamed for driving up the local tick and parasite population, which can be fatal to moose, and now Maine …
Lifeline for Endangered Right Whales: Gulf of Maine and More
BANGOR, Maine - Advocates for wildlife are calling it a lifeline that will protect the most endangered whales on earth - off the coast of New England …
Maine Ranked Among Top 3 States for Animals
AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine scores among the best states in the nation for animals in a new report that ranks protection laws in all 50 states. Lora Dunn…
Killing of Cecil the Lion Shines Spotlight on Trophy Hunting in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine – A new poll shows Americans are turning thumbs down on trophy hunting by a two-to-one margin. And the same poll also sends a …
Hilton Hotels in Maine and Worldwide Go "Cage-Free"
AUGUSTA, Maine - Hilton Worldwide, one of the largest resort and hotel chains in the world, has announced it will eliminate the use of cages for egg-…
FDA Sued Over New Drug “Cocktails” for Farm Animals
PORTLAND, Maine - Pharmaceuticals....it's what's for dinner. And groups in the U.S. are suing the federal government over it. The Humane Society of …
Efforts to Close “Painful” Loophole in Animal Slaughter Regs
AUGUSTA, Maine - Some see it as a "painful" loophole in animal slaughter regulations. In New England, it affects so-called "downer calves" (cattle on …