The Canadian Wildlife Federation has chosen Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial bird, the Atlantic puffin, to promote its National Wildlife Week.

The University of New Brunswick graduate student, researching Atlantic puffin ecology, found a bird with a plastic band ...

Puffins, often affectionately dubbed as the ‘sea parrots’ or the ‘clowns of the sea’, are enchanting little seabirds. Here are 9 fascinating facts about puffins and their marvellous, yet sometimes ...

The Atlantic puffin was in good health and didn't have any injuries when it was found. After passing a diving and swimming test in a tub, it was released into open water.

33-year-old puffin on New Brunswick island going strong, with a chick UNB graduate student, researching Atlantic puffin ecology, found the bird with a plastic band dating back to 1992 ...

Atlantic puffins also breed in parts of the northeastern U.S., the U.K. and northern Europe. Lifelong monogamous pairs return to the same burrow each year and lay a single egg.

Puffins in some parts of the Atlantic are fighting a battle beyond their control. European puffin populations were listed as endangered on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Red ...

The Atlantic puffin simply vanishes for months at a time. But when it returns to land, the fearless, clown-faced seabird is a sight that soothes the soul of many a bird-watcher.

They followed the migration of 270 adult puffins from 13 populations covering major breeding grounds across the North Atlantic, including 12 populations in Canada, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, the U ...

A 33-year-old puffin, seen in this handout photo, was found on Machias Seal Island, N.B., by University of New Brunswick researchers in July 2025. The puffin is banded JG18.