Maine's puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change
On remote islands off the Maine coast, a unique bird held its own this year in the face of climate change.
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Study finds flightless puffins vulnerable to winter storms for two months a year
Puffins lose the ability to fly for up to two months every year—twice as long as previously believed. Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) suggest the seabirds are vulnerable to winter storms due to their inability ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 13, 2022
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Decline in North Sea puffins causes concern
The Isle of May, off Scotland's east coast, is home to one of the UK's biggest colonies of seabirds. Some 200,000 birds, from kittiwakes to guillemots can flock to the rocky outcrop at the height of the breeding season.
Ecology
May 29, 2022
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Nothing funny about bad year for Maine's clownish puffins
Maine's beloved puffins suffered one of their worst years for reproduction in decades this summer due to a lack of the small fish they eat.
Ecology
Oct 15, 2021
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How puffins catch food outside the breeding season
Little is known about how seabirds catch their food outside the breeding season but using modern technology, researchers at the University of Liverpool and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology have gained new insight into their ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 10, 2019
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The threats behind the plight of the puffin
Puffins are facing a perilous future. Population numbers have fallen sharply, and there are even fears the sea bird could be heading towards extinction within the next 100 years.
Ecology
Jun 6, 2018
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I'm a puffin scientist
The future looks brighter for the colourful puffins on the Isle of May off the coast of Fife in Scotland, where experts from NERC's Centre for Ecology & Hydrology are conducting one of the most comprehensive studies of seabird ...
Environment
Oct 27, 2017
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Scientists: Puffins might spend the winter off New Jersey
Researchers say they've found an answer to the long-standing question of where Maine's Atlantic puffins spend the winter: far off New Jersey and New York.
Ecology
Feb 17, 2016
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Atlantic puffins in peril in US
The Atlantic puffin population is at risk in the United States, and there are signs the seabirds are in distress in other parts of the world.
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Jun 2, 2013
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Remote US puffin colony up close on HD web cam
(AP) — Two high-definition cameras began streaming live video Wednesday of clown-like Atlantic puffins waddling, preening and nesting on a remote Maine island.
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