There is one animal present in our greater backyard that I urge everyone to try to see at least once in the wild − the Atlantic puffin. It is charismatic, beloved by everyone and an indicator of the ...

VINALHAVEN, Maine — It has been a stressful week for the residents of Burrow 59 on Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge. The end of May marks the end of egg-laying season for puffins, which means the ...

BANDON -- A pair of tufted puffins is nesting on Elephant Rock off Bandon for the first time since 2001. "Local puffin watchers are really excited to see these birds return," said Dave Ledig, South ...

In Washington, the tufted puffin has seen a 90% reduction in population in recent decades, with fewer than 2,000 of the birds ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — 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. Puffins are seabirds with colorful ...

Aimee Greenebaum, the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Curator of Aviculture, shares all about the new tufted puffins, Nori and Sprout!

Editor's note. The following is a reprised edition of Nature News, first published in July 2023. There is one animal present in our greater backyard that I urge everyone to try to see at least once in ...

Puffins are seabirds with colorful beaks that nest on four small islands off the coast of Maine. There are about 1,500 breeding pairs in the state, and they are dependent on fish such as herring and ...

PORTLAND, Maine — 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. Puffins are seabirds with colorful beaks ...