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RUMFORD - Maine's adult loon population rebounded this year after two consecutive years of unprecedented declines. Estimates based on count samplings for southern Maine jumped from 2,432 in 2007 to 2,784 in 2008.
While that's good news for loon lovers, the reason behind the upswing is likely to remain an unsolved mystery until money can be found, enabling more diligent research, according to Susan Gallo, a wildlife biologist and director of the Maine Loon Project at Maine Audubon in Falmouth.See the full content of this document
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Adult Loon Numbers Up After 2 Bad Years
"Especially after the last two years of dropping, it is good to see those numbers jump back up again," Gallo said Wednesday afternoon by phone. "T...
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