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The Atlantic puffins, the colorful seabirds that nest on remote islands off the Maine coast, are showing signs of resilience in the face of climate change. After a dismal breeding season in 2021 due to a lack of fish, the puffins have rebounded in 2022 and 2023 thanks to the abundance of sand lance, another…
The 50th anniversary of Project Puffin has just ended, with researchers fully realizing how their quest has morphed from saving one bird to playing a part in saving the planet. Its purpose in 1973 was simply to return puffins to islands off the...
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The 50th anniversary of Project Puffin has just ended, with researchers fully realizing how their quest has morphed from saving one bird to playing a part in saving the planet. Its purpose in 1973 was simply to return puffins to islands off the...
Atlantic puffins had their second consecutive rebound year for fledging chicks after suffering a catastrophic 2021.