Re: [ECOLOG-L] puffin problems....moe on Puffin Issue and Farley Mowat....

Thank you for this post. Some additional links for you on Puffins: http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/carnival-of-puffins-comical-seabirds-delight-even-as-conservation http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/videos/sea-birds-struggle-may-be-natures-warning Puffin Magic

Re: [ECOLOG-L] puffin problems, decadal scale evidence

Dear David, Thanks for posting article with long list of anomalous ecosystem change in the Gulf of Maine. The puffin in Maine is indeed a canary, it is an introduced (and vigorously fostered) species in Maine. Its normal range is Iceland (millions!) with a north American outpost in Canada

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Re: [ECOLOG-L] puffin problems....moe on Puffin Issue and Farley Mowat....

Hi all, Puffins declines are also being studied in the UK. Amongst others, I know Alderney Wildlife Trust ( http://www.alderneywildlife.org/ ) have been doing work on their local puffin colony since at least 2005 and in addition to the conservation research work they have set up live puffins

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