Atlantic Puffins were once almost extinct from Maine’s coast, their only native habitat in the United States. But after the ...

In the British Isles, where puffins have not been hunted for a century (puffin hunting remains legal in Iceland), the seven-inch-tall birds can be remarkably tame, tolerating human visitors.

Puffins were nearly eliminated from Maine’s coast due to hunting for their meat and feathers. But Project Puffin, spearheaded by scientist Stephen Kress, restored the population through ...