The number of people hoping to rescue and release wayward puffins has become unmanageable for the The Witless Bay Puffin & Petrel Patrol, forcing organizers to suspend public participation in the program.
“It’s a good problem to have, in a lot of ways,” said Kathy Unger, the conservation coordinator for the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS).
Elan Failing, left, and Kathy Unger look for puffins in early August. Failing came to St. John’s from Vancouver to work on the Puffin Patrol with CPAWS. (Andrew Sampson/CBC)
On their first trip away from their parents’ nests, baby puffins — called pufflings — will head out to the ocean, in search of food. They’ll use the light of the moon to guide their
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