Atlantic Puffins were once almost extinct from Maine’s coast, their only native habitat in the United States. But after the ...

Puffins are late arrivals to the island, joining the hundreds of thousands that swarm the island for the nesting season ...

Ferrets, believed introduced in the 1980s, were responsible for the mass deaths of seabirds, including Atlantic puffins ...

Cliff tops, empty and dark for months, turn to commotion near the beginning of April with the arrival of antic, adorable-looking Atlantic puffins. Smallest of the four puffin species, they have ...

Chris Linder That’s the name for a baby Atlantic puffin. This one made a wrong turn and got stranded on its maiden flight. Now they need to collect it and send it safely out to sea. There’s an ...

Atlantic puffins’ beaks are more reminiscent of birds that live in the rainforest than on chilly cliffs. Bright orange or red, with blue and white streaks, it’s obvious why they’ve been ...

Most of the world’s puffins call Iceland home Iceland is the puffin capital, home to 60% of the world’s Atlantic puffin population—roughly around 8-10 million seabirds. Apart from Iceland, puffins ...

In Maine, trips to view the puffins typically run from May through August, with the best viewing in June and July. Atlantic Puffins were once almost extinct from Maine’s coast, their only ...