Many islands hosting puffin colonies offer programs where visitors can stay for free or at a reduced cost in exchange for their help in conservation work. Typical responsibilities include: Counting ...

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 ...

For people drawn to wildlife, solitude and purpose, counting puffins on a remote Welsh island is more than a quirky arrangement. Here’s all you need to know.

On remote islands off the Maine coast, a unique bird held its own this year in the face of climate change. Atlantic puffins — clownish seabirds with colorful bills and waddling gaits — had their ...

EASTERN EGG ROCK, Maine — On remote islands off the Maine coast, a unique bird held its own this year in the face of climate change. Atlantic puffins — clownish seabirds with colorful bills and ...

A juvenile Atlantic Puffin was found in a backyard in landlocked Wrentham, Massachusetts. The bird was taken in by the Congress of the Birds rescue in Chepachet, Rhode Island. Rescuers were concerned ...

Right now, groups of Icelanders are taking to the streets late at night, armed with cardboard boxes and torches, in search of the telltale white bellies of baby Atlantic puffins. Once caught, these ...