July 2, 2009
Big crash in Puffin population
by Alan Harten
Most people can recognize a puffin by its stubby short beak, but the puffin may be a barometer by which we can judge the effects of climate change on the nation’s seas. The puffin has been declining in population severely over the past few years and by the end of last year the number of puffins found in the North Sea colonies crashed by almost a third. According to ...