Massachusetts Environmental Police

Backyard Black Bear Warning
Backyard Black Bear Warning
Backyard Black Bear Warning
I have always wanted to keep chickens in my backyard, but after reading a recent warning from the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, I'm a little glad I don't have any yet. It seems with all the extra black bear sightings around the area, comes the warning that these big guys are going after chickens and destroying coops to get to them. ...
Close Call With Huge Whale
Close Call With Huge Whale
Close Call With Huge Whale
It was a surprising day for a few Plymouth boaters when a breaching whale off Manomet Point actually landed on a boat. Manomet Point is a popular spot to whale-watch along the South Shore, but on Sunday morning the number of boats in the water may have been too much for the local humpback whale population to take...
Mass Wildlife Relocates Loose Moose in Marlborough
Mass Wildlife Relocates Loose Moose in Marlborough
Mass Wildlife Relocates Loose Moose in Marlborough
Residents of Marlborough were shocked to see a moose in their midst on Tuesday after a female (cow) was found wandering through a waterfront neighborhood. Not the usual wild animal sighting for Marlborough, but according to the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife they had to relocate a roaming female moose that was posing a potential danger to the community...