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 ...

Members of a research crew on Seal Island rejoiced in the puffins’ comeback, but worried about the impacts of climate change ...

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 ...

A good Samaritan recently found a bird that at least one animal control officer has never seen in Massachusetts before.

Atlantic puffins in Maine represent a globally recognized victory in wildlife conservation — and they offer a poignant warning about climate change in New England. Indisputably one of the cutest birds ...

CHEPACHET – Congress of the Birds has rescued all kinds of feathered creatures, including owls, hawks and woodpeckers, but it never had a puffin, until Sunday, Oct. 5. "Words I never thought I’d be ...

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 ...

Crew members from the Audubon Seabird Institute worked to cull laughing gulls this spring and summer, part of an effort to ...

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 ...