MAINE, USA — The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife on Tuesday announced the passing of yet another heroic K9.
"We sadly share the news that retired Maine Warden Service K9 Morgan recently passed away at the age of 12," MDIFW said in a social media post.
K9 Morgan worked for nine years, from 2011 until retirement in 2020, as a search and rescue conservation K9 with her handler and partner, Game Warden Corporal Kris MacCabe. They're credited with 10 human search and rescue finds as well as numerous evidence finds in fish and wildlife investigations, MDIFW stated.
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According to the department, K9 Morgan and Warden MacCabe were honored with the 2015 Maine Warden Service K9 Conservation Case of the Year and won the hearts of thousands of viewers when she appeared on episodes of Animal Planet's "North Woods Law."
"K9 Morgan had a full life in both her career and her retirement, loyally serving the people and wildlife of Maine and providing love and companionship to her beloved family," MDIFW reminisced.
