Project Puffin is a success.

Platapus · 09-05-22, 06:22 AM

The Atlantic puffins in Maine were hunted to almost total extinction. In 1902, only two Atlantic puffins were known to exist in Maine.

Starting in 1972, the Audubon Society started bringing down Atlantic puffins from Newfoundland in hopes they could repopulate in Maine.

Today there are more than 1,300 pairs of puffins across several islands, mostly on Eastern Egg Rock, Seal Island, and Matinicus Rock. The project was the first one in history that restored a seabird to an offshore island where it had been extirpated by humans.

Everyone should know their Puffins

Catfish · 09-05-22, 07:18 AM

Some good news!

Thanks for posting

Commander Wallace · 09-05-22, 08:17 AM

I hope the re-population efforts continue.

Thanks for sharing.

Rockstar · 09-05-22, 10:27 AM

What’s the bag limit for puffin these days?

Jimbuna · 09-06-22, 05:12 AM

Great to know during these troublesome times.

Skybird · 09-06-22, 01:15 PM

Same of a kind...?

Catfish · 09-06-22, 01:20 PM

They and humans all have the same predecessor, somewhen in cambrian times

Wish them all the best

Skybird · 09-06-22, 01:58 PM

Naaaa, them two just had the same drink, and it was no good stuff at all...

09-05-22, 06:22 AM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Project Puffin is a success. The Atlantic puffins in Maine were hunted to almost total extinction. In 1902, only two Atlantic puffins were known to exist in Maine. Starting in 1972, the Audubon Society started bringing down Atlantic puffins from Newfoundland in hopes they could repopulate in Maine. Today there are more than 1,300 pairs of puffins across several islands, mostly on Eastern Egg Rock, Seal Island, and Matinicus Rock. The project was the first one in history that restored a seabird to an offshore island where it had been extirpated by humans. Everyone should know their Puffins __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

09-05-22, 07:18 AM	#2
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,898 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Some good news! Thanks for posting __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

09-05-22, 10:27 AM	#4
Rockstar Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 11,883 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	What’s the bag limit for puffin these days? __________________ Guardian of the honey and nuts Let's assume I'm right, it'll save time.

09-06-22, 05:12 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Great to know during these troublesome times. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

09-06-22, 01:15 PM	#6
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,561 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Same of a kind...? __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

09-05-22, 08:17 AM	#3
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,017 Downloads: 360 Uploads: 0	I hope the re-population efforts continue. Thanks for sharing.

09-06-22, 01:20 PM	#7
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,898 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	They and humans all have the same predecessor, somewhen in cambrian times Wish them all the best __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

09-06-22, 01:58 PM	#8
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,561 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Naaaa, them two just had the same drink, and it was no good stuff at all... __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.