The puffin population off Scotland's east coast has dropped by nearly a third in less than five years, prompting scientists to issue warnings Wednesday about the orange-beaked seabird's future. Puffin ...

EDINBURGH, Scotland — The puffin population off Scotland’s east coast has dropped by nearly a third in less than five years, prompting scientists to issue warnings Wednesday about the orange-beaked ...

The top places in Scotland to see puffins this spring and summer have been named. Puffins are small seabirds that are known for their bright orange legs and multi-coloured beaks. Among the most famous ...

If you’ve never seen the ‘clowns of the sea’ here are the spots you should wing it to - to mark this year’s Puffin Day. They’re one of the most interesting and colourful creatures you can encounter in ...

Plans to ban industrial sandeel fishing in Scottish waters have been hailed as a "lifeline" for threatened seabirds like puffins. The Scottish Government on Wednesday (January 31) announced it intends ...

In Scotland this past June, a puffin hatching in the wild, captured on a Webcam in Shetland, made the evening news. British people love animals, birds in particular, but puffins, with their clownish ...

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Atlantic Puffin numbers on the Isle of May National Nature Reserve (NNR) off Scotland's east coast are at similar levels to 2009 despite this spring’s severe weather. Severe weather resulted in the ...

Conservationists are concerned about Scotland’s population of puffins after hundreds of the birds were found dead or in poor health along the shores of Spain’s Canary Islands. British ornithologists - ...

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