A small, rocky island off Iceland is home to the world’s largest breeding colony of Atlantic puffins. When breeding season is in full swing, around 1.5 million adults pair up and nestle into burrows ...

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A juvenile Atlantic puffin that landed in a Chepachet rescue Oct. 5 didn't stay on dry land long before it was returned to ...

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 ...

"Outside of the breeding season, you’ll likely need to take a pelagic birding trip well offshore to find one." ...

Rotterdam zoo Blijdorp, which was given charge of 51 stolen puffin eggs seized from smugglers at Schiphol airport, has managed to hatch 42 of them. The eggs were part of a collection of 79 eggs found ...

Tufted puffins are endangered in Washington state, and researchers hope to boost their sagging population there, currently ...

The delightful, diminutive tufted puffins are back on the Oregon coast, which means it’s time for one of the most beloved events of the summer. People and birds alike will be flocking to north Oregon ...

When a homeowner looked out into their peaceful garden in Herefordshire, England, they expected to see the usual scene. Instead, they saw a puffin. The homeowner immediately rushed the puffin to Vets ...

A lost puffin is being assessed for release after being blown 110 miles inland from the coast of Pembrokeshire. A local found the bird in her Hereford garden and quickly took her to Vets for Pets, ...