Archive for the ‘Maine Wolf Coalition’ Category
MWC Participates in its 18th Consecutive Common Ground Fair!
Colby College student Angela Cross
From September 23-25, 2011, MWC again had a booth at the Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine. Some 60,000 people again visited the fair, hundreds of which visited MWC’s booth to learn about wolf recovery in the northeast. Read the rest of this entry »
The Wolves Need Your Help
Maine Wolf Coalition Trail Cam
In 2010, The Maine Wolf Coalition reorganized from a membership-based organization to primarily an internet-based organization. In doing so, we set up a PayPal account in hopes of generating the revenue needed to continue our work on behalf of wolf research, education, and protection. We recently purchased three trail cameras (see photo) to set out in the north Maine woods to attempt to get photographic evidence of live wolves. Our website is a powerful tool that enables us to get the latest word about wolves in the northeast out to wolf advocates worldwide. Read the rest of this entry »
MDIFW Violates Maine’s Freedom of Access Law
1 M.R.S.A. § 408 is Maine’s Freedom of Access law. It gives every person, “…the right to inspect and copy any public record…within a reasonable period of time after making a request to inspect or copy the public record.” 1 M.R.S.A. § 409(1) states in part, “If any body or agency or official who has custody or control of any public record refuses permission to inspect…a public record, this denial must be made…in writing, stating the reason for the denial, within 5 working days of the request for inspection by any person. Any person aggrieved by denial may appeal, within 5 working days of the receipt of the written notice of denial, to any Superior Court within the State.” Read the rest of this entry »