As his ancestors have done for generations, Icelander Árni Hilmarsson catches an Atlantic puffin in a net called a háfur. Photo by Carsten Egevang/atlanticseabirds.info This article is from Hakai ...

GRIMSEY ISLAND, Iceland — Puffins are in trouble. The birds have been in precipitous decline, especially since the 2000s, both in Iceland and across many of their Atlantic habitats. The potential ...

Atlantic Puffins were once almost extinct from Maine’s coast, their only native habitat in the United States. But after the success of Project Puffin, which worked to restore puffins to Eastern Egg ...

There are four species of puffins: Atlantic, horned, tufted and (despite the misleading name) rhinoceros auklets. They live ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For the second year in a row, the Atlantic puffins living on the ...

When they make their first journey into the ocean, fledgling Atlantic puffins are prone to being stranded on land, imperiling them. For years, scientists have wondered what leads to these strandings.

AN ATLANTIC PUFFIN LIKE THIS ONE. THERE IT IS. RESCUED IN PONCE INLET OVER THE WEEKEND. HAS DIED AT A LOCAL ANIMAL SANCTUARY. WESH 2’S MICHELLE MEREDITH EXPLAINS WHY IT’S SO UNUSUAL TO SEE EVEN ONE OF ...

(WJAR) — A young Atlantic puffin is resting at a Chepachet wildlife rehabilitation center after he was found in Wrentham on Sunday. Congress of the Birds Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Founder and ...

A wildlife rescue in Chepachet, Rhode Island, is caring for a juvenile Atlantic puffin found in a Massachusetts backyard. The puffin was discovered about 40 miles from the ocean, likely blown off ...