Atlantic puffins had nearly vanished from the Maine coast until a young biologist defied conventional wisdom to lure them home
June 2010 |
By Michelle Nijhuis
I visited this island on one of my trips to Maine. Great work!!! These truly are magical birds. Claire S. Moen North Dakota.
Posted by Claire S. Moen on June 3,2010 | 10:37 PM
I simple thank you is all I can offer to Dr Kress and his team. Thank you for your care and action. The puffins are wonderful.
Posted by Linda Medley on June 3,2010 | 06:59 PM
This is so inspirational!!! I have been fascinated by puffins since reading about them as a child.
Thank you for the patience and hard work that made this comeback possible.
Posted by Tessa Weeks on June 2,2010 | 05:50 PM
I congratulate You!!!! It makes me smile to see Puffins back to where they were prior to humans killing them.
I am so thrilled to see so many nesting there and can only imagine the thrill you must have!!!!!
Posted by Joan Sessions on June 1,2010 | 07:25 AM
Thanks to you and your team, the beautiful puffins are back. The latter as you say will just be a beginning for other animals that have disappeared to be brought back to 'life'.
What an accomplishment!
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I visited this island on one of my trips to Maine. Great work!!! These truly are magical birds. Claire S. Moen North Dakota.
Posted by Claire S. Moen on June 3,2010 | 10:37 PM
I simple thank you is all I can offer to Dr Kress and his team. Thank you for your care and action. The puffins are wonderful.
Posted by Linda Medley on June 3,2010 | 06:59 PM
This is so inspirational!!! I have been fascinated by puffins since reading about them as a child.
Thank you for the patience and hard work that made this comeback possible.
Posted by Tessa Weeks on June 2,2010 | 05:50 PM
I congratulate You!!!! It makes me smile to see Puffins back to where they were prior to humans killing them.
I am so thrilled to see so many nesting there and can only imagine the thrill you must have!!!!!
Posted by Joan Sessions on June 1,2010 | 07:25 AM
Thanks to you and your team, the beautiful puffins are back. The latter as you say will just be a beginning for other animals that have disappeared to be brought back to 'life'.
What an accomplishment!
Posted by greg on May 20,2010 | 08:08 PM