Articles for tag: Climate Change, coastal ecosystems, conservation, Endangered Species, environmental threats, Maine wildlife, Marine Biology, Ocean Warming, Puffins, Seabirds

Maine's Puffins Face New Climate Threats

Maine’s Puffins Face New Climate Threats

Gargi Chakravorty

Maine’s coastal waters are home to one of the most beloved seabirds in North America. The Atlantic puffin, with its distinctive colorful beak and waddling gait, has become a symbol of successful conservation. Yet beneath this success story lies a troubling reality that has researchers deeply concerned. These remarkable birds are facing unprecedented challenges that ...

The Fatal Attraction: How Modern Lighting Endangers Ancient Seabirds

Suhail Ahmed

New research reveals why young puffins are drawn to artificial lights like moths to flames and how simple fixes could save them. The Puffin Patrol: Newfoundland’s Midnight Rescue Squad Every August in Witless Bay, Canada, volunteers armed with butterfly nets and flashlights scour the coastline for stranded pufflings baby Atlantic puffins that should be at ...