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FILE - In this April 10, 2008 file photo, the head of a North Atlantic right whale peers up from the water as another whale passes behind in Cape Cod Bay near Provincetown, Mass. Federal officials plan to provide more details on their investigation into the recent deaths of endangered North Atlantic right whales. The whales are among the rarest marine mammals in the world. Only about 500 right whales exist. At least 13 right whales were found dead this year off New England and Canada. More details on the investigation are to be released Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)

Right Whale Deaths to Be Investigated

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressAugust 25, 2017

FILE - In this April 10, 2008 file photo, a North Atlantic right whale breaks the ocean surface off Provincetown, Mass., in Cape Cod Bay. Marine conservation groups say the endangered North Atlantic right whale is having such a bad year for accidental deaths that all the mortality could challenge the species' ability to recover in the future. There are thought to be no more than 500 of the giant animals left. Biologists say there have been 12 known deaths of the whales since April, meaning about 2 percent of the population had died in just a few months. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)

Accidental Deaths of Right Whales Threaten Survival

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressAugust 15, 2017

This Thursday, Aug 3, 2017, photo provided by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Division taken in Bangor, Maine, shows the tooth that is extracted from bears that are harvested by hunters in Maine. The growth of the bear population in the United States has provided scientists with a windfall of teeth, which are helpful for studying the health of bears. (Jennifer Vashon/Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Division via AP)

More Bears Means Thousands of Teeth to Study

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressAugust 6, 2017August 4, 2025

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2001, file photo, the first light of dawn silhouettes the Katahdin Range east of Chesuncook Lake in Township 3, Range 13, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Escape to New National Monument in Maine’s Wild Side

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressJuly 29, 2017

Lobster Season Slow, Prices Holding Steady for Seafood Fans

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressJuly 13, 2017

Researchers examine one of the six North Atlantic right whales that have died in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in a recent handout photo. The Canadian Coast Guard and Fisheries and Oceans hope to beach a dead right whale on a Prince Edward Island shore today in an effort to learn what has killed at least six of the endangered mammals in recent weeks. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO- Marine Animal Response Society MANDATORY CREDIT

Scientists Alarmed by Whale Deaths in Canada

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressJuly 2, 2017

FILE - This undated file photo released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows deep-sea spiral coral during a dive on the New England Seamount chain in the North Atlantic Ocean. A federal panel is considering new protections Thursday, June 22, 2017, for deep-sea corals in the Atlantic Ocean that would impact commercial fishing interests off New England. Environmental organizations have come out in support of one of the proposed options, while fishing groups have opposed it, citing a host of regulations they already face. (NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP, File)

Group Votes to Protect Deep-Sea Coral in Atlantic

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressJune 24, 2017

FILE - In this Friday, July 27, 2012 file photo, cartons of wild blueberries are for sale at a roadside stand in Woolwich, Maine. Maine's governor and members of its blueberry industry fear losing growers due to a depression in prices that has made growing the beloved crop a less reliable way to make a living. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

With A Glut of Wild Blueberries, Maine Worries About Loss of Growers as Prices Drop

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressJune 17, 2017

FILE - In this July 25, 2014, file photo, a black bear is seen at the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray, Maine. Nuisance bear complaints are an annual rite of spring in Maine, and state officials said they have begun this year. Bears emerge from hibernation hungry and many of the natural foods they eat in the wild, such as fruits and nuts, are not yet available. This sometimes causes them to seek human food from garbage cans and back porches. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

States Hope To Keep Bears, Humans Apart

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressMay 30, 2017

In this Wednesday, May 10, 2017 photo D. Rogers, a homeless man, panhandles for change in Portland, Maine. The city recently began a program to offer day jobs cleaning up parks and other light labor jobs to panhandlers for $10.68 an hour. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Plan to Curb Panhandling in Maine Takes People From Begging to Work Maine

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressMay 14, 2017