In the Maine woodlands there are vicious, violent, savage mammals. I’m happy to say that these are small mammals — not lions nor wolves. Two such mammals are the short-tailed weasel (in winter called ...

Last autumn, I was canoeing in a quiet saltwater cove on the Maine coast when I realized I had a tiny stowaway onboard. A masked shrew (Sorex cinereus, also called the cinereus or common shrew) was ...