Atlantic puffin chicks are rebounding after a catastrophic reproduction season two years ago. Thanks to an abundance of a certain type of fish, the birds thrived, despite challenging climate conditions this year.
Atlantic puffins, a unique bird species found on remote islands off the coast of Maine, have rebounded this year after a disastrous 2021. Despite warming waters reducing the availability of fish for the birds to feed their chicks, the abundance of sand lance fish has allowed the puffins to thrive.
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Maine’s population of puffins has marked its second consecutive rebound year following a catastrophic 2021 where climate change destroyed their resource of food.