How The Adorable Atlantic Puffin Came Back From Near Extinction | Nightly News Films
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Жыл бұрынAdorable, rainbow-beaked Atlantic puffins were once so prized that they were nearly hunted to extinction. One man is responsible for their resurgence in population: biologist Steve Kress. The birds face a new challenge: climate change. As waters warm, the puffins’ most-preferred food source is moving farther away, making it difficult for adults to feed chicks. NBC News' Kerry Sanders travels to Eastern Egg Rock Island in the Gulf of Maine to learn more.
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@kppr_amarosnithe 3 ай бұрын
This guy deserves a medal of honor. His service to the world is unmeasurable. Thanks to him, such majestic and adorable little birds are alive and well.
@ArtsyMagic239 Жыл бұрын
Puffling has got to be one of the cutest names for a baby animal!
@gammerboy1999 Жыл бұрын
i had no idea puffins almost went extinct, puffins are easily my favorite bird they are so freaking cute and om glad this kind man started this project
@hees0009 5 ай бұрын
This is a bit misleading of a video. Puffins as a whole were not going extinct. (For example, the Alaskan variety population was doing fine. ) this particular Eastern Atlantic variety was endangered in Maine as well as portions of southeastern Canada.
@gammerboy1999 5 ай бұрын
@hees0009 thank for letting me know
@Iamaconnotanssadvisor Жыл бұрын
Thank you for saving these precious Puffins.
@Kate-wu9if Жыл бұрын
Ty for saving the Puffins!
@jeannedouglas9912 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing human compassion with conscience and competency and hope.
@Iamaconnotanssadvisor Жыл бұрын
Puffins have a special place in my heart. My Dad called my daughter Puffin since the day she was born,(1987) until he passed in 2015. Ok, now I am crying.
@serenegenerally 4 ай бұрын
Aw, rip to your dad ❤
@keariewashburn4680 Жыл бұрын
I want to go see the puffins really bad. They are precious
@realityisiamthespoonthefor6735 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for saving the Puffins!
@billblaski9523 Жыл бұрын
You're welcome
@marywallace4086 Жыл бұрын
Has Disney ever made a movie about Puffins? They should!
@annien.1727 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, totally!
@cinlo6592 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this report. It’s raised my awareness. Thank goodness for this biologist and his selfless work.
@waltertx.6020 Жыл бұрын
Their colors are so brilliant 🤩
@kimcunningham2107 Жыл бұрын
I pray one day...we humans will get our act together and stop the destruction we cause this beautiful Earth.
@pohggz6154 Жыл бұрын
I love puffins
@pamelahofman1785 4 ай бұрын
Do you know the Puffin Man? The Puffin Man? The Puffin Man! Do you know the Puffin Man who lives on the coast of Maine?
@salvadorestrada1013 Жыл бұрын
I remember reading about them as a lil child totally forgot they existed and glad to hear their not extinct
@Bloombergizzle 25 күн бұрын
There is a coop puffin section at the Baltimore aquarium for those that can't make it up to Maine from that area. It's not the same but the Atlantic puffin at the aquarium are adorable and fun!
@aboy6236 Жыл бұрын
Very nice footage. And a great recovery story. Please note, however-they are hatchlings, not newborns.
@SunsetDreamms Жыл бұрын
😍 such beautiful birds
@gregmiller9710 Жыл бұрын
thank goodness we have people like this around....thank you!..
@erpthompsonqueen9130 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@janetturner7489 Жыл бұрын
Had no idea that there's puffins out here, I lived close to here.
@twilsstanton9506 Жыл бұрын
One big hole in the story, they forgot to say they got their breeding pairs to start the new population from Canada, where three different breeds still existed.
@ChrisNP87 10 ай бұрын
One of my favorite birds!! 💜
@brianschnare4613 10 ай бұрын
I just noticed,they brought pairs from Canada,just like they did with wolves from Canada.
@thepuffin4050 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad they're safe
@chempharmapat Жыл бұрын
Those are so cool. I didn't know they existed. Wow, glad they are OK 👍
@johndowner2196 Жыл бұрын
There are approximately 350 to 400 thousand Atlantic Puffins in Atlantic Canada. Approximately 12 million of breeding age worldwide and 24 million grand total. There's more to the world than just the USA ☺️✌️🇨🇦❤️🇺🇸
@lantrick Жыл бұрын
this is about resorting one population in it's range. lol. it's not supposed to be about the rest of the world
@123benny4 29 күн бұрын
I just checked: there are an estimated 400,000 puffins off of Newfoundland.
@brenbren3061 Жыл бұрын
❤️🙏🤗
@chrispearce4440 4 ай бұрын
I did a report when I was in elementary school, in the 80s. According to my sources, the puffin was extinct. I don't know what to think now.
@animehuntress9018 Жыл бұрын
omg the background music! Sims 3!
@rougecampos317 Жыл бұрын
Most people don't understand that the ecosystem only works if everything is in order you take one away from the equation then you'll have more predators or more pray..
@sandjune2753 7 ай бұрын
I LOVE puffins, cute, they are so loyal , gentle and curious birds on the planet. They have to be protected. especially from China, we know they like to make animals extinct or near extinction for the sake of their medicine fads. Here in the UK we protect our birds. Puffins are protected here too.
@danieldipalma704 9 ай бұрын
Chewbacca roasted one....
@lovenikolatesla846 11 ай бұрын
🫶 Steve for caring enough to help save the Puffins.
@brianschnare4613 10 ай бұрын
Where did they get the puffins if they were hunted in Maine yo extinction?
@armandofernandez6614 Жыл бұрын
This little birds the puffins we need to guard them and protect them.we're destroying our World we live in. And future generations will only read 📚 about certain animals that had fo e extinct because of our own mistakes not protecting our Mother Earth and this is why we're getting all this hurricanes and big earthquakes land slides because Mother nature is restoring and healing herself from us the humans.
@thedeekabides Жыл бұрын
People eat puffins!? I don’t know how I feel about that. Puffins are cute! But what if they are tasty?
@rexon31 5 ай бұрын
thats how the chinese feel i guess about dogs and cats too
@angelop080 11 ай бұрын
It's wonderful to take care of God's creation! Hallelujah to the Creator ⭐
@AndreasChrisWilhelmer Жыл бұрын
:eniparty:
@robertohare3596 Жыл бұрын
At least they got them in time they won't be doing the puffins will not be joining the ranks of the great Auk
@christophmusumci145 Жыл бұрын
I'll bet solar panels and ev's made this possible..........................................................................................................
@JoseSanchez-ko8gr Жыл бұрын
Thanks to the publicity people will start to black marker the birds for the pet sensation people crave , imagine having a puffin in your back yard with a mutated dog or cat
@PM2024- Ай бұрын
My dad doesn’t like climate change. He loves Fox News though 🤔
@shamar8068 Жыл бұрын
They look so delicious I wonder how they taste
@danielfill9448 Жыл бұрын
I am a captain aboard a commercial fishing boat off downeast Maine and highly recommend puffing for Thanksgiving
@danielfill9448 Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately them coming back is like reintroduce wild turkey, now hundreds of car grills and headlights are being destroyed everyday day, plus turkey have eaten all the food on the floor of the forest and now partridge, pheasant and so many other ground birds are gone, basically starve and extinct
@lantrick Жыл бұрын
They taste like Herrings.
@thepuffin4050 Жыл бұрын
:(
@lantrick Жыл бұрын
@@danielfill9448 lol Partridge and Pheasant were both introduced and not native to North America. Turkeys are native.
@koby_in_renaissance 10 ай бұрын
clown ducks
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