Locals throw baby puffins off clifftops on a remote island in Iceland to help the stray birds take flight. ... the islands' puffin population had fallen from 7 million to an estimated 5.4 million.

Key Background. Iceland’s largest group of puffins live in the Westman Islands off the south coast of the country, where about 60% of the world’s Atlantic puffins choose to breed. Puffins ...

A small, rocky island off Iceland is home to the world’s largest breeding colony of Atlantic puffins. When breeding season is in full swing, around 1.5 million adults pair up and nestle into ...

Iceland's remote Westland Islands are home to the world's largest puffin colony. Every year, puffin chicks get disorientated by light pollution and crash inland rather than flying out to sea. Locals ...

Throwing thousands of baby puffins off a cliff is a yearly tradition for the people of Iceland's Westman Islands. It's part of what's known as "puffling season" and is a crucial life-saving endeavor.

Our visit to the island of Heimaey, in the Westman Islands, a ferry ride off Iceland, gave us a chance to rescue puffin chicks during ‘puffling season.’ Updated Sept. 28, 2024 at 6:02 a.m ...

A child throws a puffin off a cliff in Iceland.Eric Chretien/Gamma-Rapho/Getty ImagesIceland's remote Westland Islands are home to the world's largest puffin colony.Every year, puffin chicks get ...