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Protect the Puffin

PROTECT THE PUFFIN The U.S. population of Atlantic Puffins was nearly wiped out by hunting in the early 1900s. But thanks to 40 years of work by Audubon's Project Puffin, more than 1,000 pairs now nest on Maine islands. Audubon Watch puffins 24/7 on Audubon's live cams: LIVE explore.org/puffin audubon.org Puffins Nest PF ..... Puffin Fact .... Only 10 in. tall, puffins can dive 200 ft. underwater-deeper than a 20-story office building is tall. Puffins Fledge Puffins lay just 1 egg a year. Puffins Float Puffin chicks, called pufflings, fledge at night scampering alone from the burrow to the ocean. Puffin Fact Puffins depend on nutrient-rich fish like herring and white hake. Responsible fishing can help protect puffins' food supply. You can do your part by purchasing sustainable seafood. They spend the next 2-3 years floating at sea. Puffins Fly Puffins Return Puffins over-winter far from land from August through early spring each year. Puffin Fact Scientists are starting to unlock the secrets of puffin migration. One bird with a tracking device flew to Labrador, then Bermuda, then back to Maine (a journey of 4,800 miles) in eight months. Puffins return to the vicinity of the colony where they hatched and may nest near their original burrow. Puffins Mate SPEED LIMIT Puffin Fact ..... Puffins beat their wings up to 400 times per minute and can fly up to 55 mph, which is faster than a racehorse can run. 55 Puffins Nest... Puffins usually mate for life and return to the all over again! same burrow each year. Protect the Puffin: In 2012, puffin chicks weighed less and pufflings and adult birds died in greater numbers than seen before. Climate change can have negative effects on puffin populations. Warming ocean temperatures in the North Atlantic may contribute to increasing numbers of butterfish, a round-bodied fish that puffin chicks have difficulty swallowing. Puffins breed in colonies from April to August. Puffins don't While most puffins live to be about 20, the oldest on record reached always resemble Toucan Sam-in Puffins have been called the "clown of the ocean" and "sea parrots." the winter their beaks and feet lose their bright 36 years old! appearance.

Protect the Puffin

shared by ebethsorrell on Aug 13
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Puffins are adorable, easy to love birds, but they're also one of the many species severely threatened by climate change.

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