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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wildlife enthusiasts, rejoice! Maine isn't the only place to find Atlantic puffins. For an idyllic birdwatching vacation, ...

Welcome to Puffin Island, formally known as Skomer Island, which lies off the coast of Wales in the southwest of the U.K. If ...

GLOCESTER, R.I. (WPRI) — Congress of the Birds is accustomed to unusual calls, but this week’s arrival may be one of their rarest patients to date. On Sunday night, Rhode Island’s only avian specific ...

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 ...

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 ...