NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL OF MAINE • April 16, 2021
Spotting a Canada lynx is an exciting, once-in-a-lifetime moment for many in Maine’s North Woods. As is watching a wild Atlantic salmon swim upstream to spawn or a Piping Plover trot across a sandy beach. These inspiring animals have something in common not only because they wow us when we have the opportunity to see them, but also because they are all endangered species. We must do all we can to keep from losing them forever. We are encouraged to see so much momentum behind climate action in Maine. However, there is another wicked challenge brought on by human activity that also deserves our attention: the sixth mass extinction of many of the planet’s species. ~ Melanie Sturm, NRCM Forests & Wildlife Director