PORTLAND, Maine — The Atlantic puffin population is at risk in the United States, and there are signs the seabirds are in distress in other parts of the world.
In the Gulf of Maine, the comical-looking seabirds have been dying of starvation and losing body weight, possibly because of shifting fish populations as ocean temperatures rise, according to scientists. http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/national/northeast/2013/06/scientists_warn_atlantic_puffins_in_peril_in_us
Article courtesy of The Boston Herald by The Associated Press
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