Support wildlife when you file your taxes.
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
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Love Wildlife? Check YES for the Chickadee Check-Off!
A chickadee on a snowy pine bough with cones.
Maine's state bird, the black-capped chickadee
Maine's wildlife needs your support.
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Wildlife has always been central to Maine’s identity and culture. Mainers and visitors alike value our state’s native species for their ecological, historical, recreational, educational, and scientific significance, not to mention their beauty.
MDIFW is tasked with the preservation, protection, and enhancement of ALL inland fisheries and wildlife resources in our state including both game species and non-game wildlife. Conservation of Maine's biodiversity [ [link removed] ] includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, and a vast array of habitats across the state. Maine's wildly diverse non-game, Threatened, and Endangered species all have one thing in common. They all benefit from voluntary contributions to the Chickadee Check-off [ [link removed] ] made when you file your Maine income taxes.
*Make a Difference with the Chickadee Check-off* [ [link removed] ]
"Species shown here: Clayton's copper (State Threatened), peregrine falcon (State Endangered), New England cottontail (State Endangered), spotted turtle (State Threatened)"
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What does it take to save a species?
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Perhaps the most dramatic species restoration since the State Legislature passed the Maine Endangered Species Act of 1975 [ [link removed] ]has been that of Maine's bald eagle population. [ [link removed] ]
In 1967, only 21 nesting pairs could be found statewide. That number now exceeds 800, a testament to what can be accomplished when Mainers come together to support the wildlife they love.
Saving species is never a short-term process, and it’s one that requires multiple approaches including *monitoring, research, interventions, landowner consulting, and habitat management.* We're working hard to bring the rest of Maine's Endangered and Threatened species back up to healthy population level, but program funding continues to be a challenge.
By contributing to the Chickadee Check-off [ [link removed] ], you'll be a part of the ongoing success of our work with non-game, Threatened, and Endangered species.
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The future of Maine’s wildlife lies in the hands of those who value it. If you’ve read this far, that’s probably you. A contribution of any amount makes a statement, and a difference. *To contribute, use Schedule CP [ [link removed] ]when you file your State of Maine income taxes. *This is a separate form that is included in the 1040S-ME short form booklet and 1040ME long form booklet*. *Or, let your tax accountant know you would like to support the fund.
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More information
More ways to support Maine wildlife [ [link removed] ]
Maine's Endangered and Threatened species [ [link removed] ]
Managing wildlife habitat in your backyard [ [link removed] ]
Community science projects [ [link removed] ]
MDIFW Research and Management Reports [ [link removed] ]
State Wildlife Action Plan [ [link removed] ]
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