January 13 Program:
Saving Seabirds:
New Lessons From Puffins
with Dr. Stephen W. Kress

Dr. Kress will share the hopeful success story about the restoration of Atlantic
Puffins and other seabirds to coastal islands of Maine. Against all odds, this inspiring
story demonstrates that people have the capacity to return seabirds to historic nesting
islands and proactively help them find secure nesting places. This presentation will
provide examples of how methods developed for bringing puffins back to Maine are
helping to create new colonies of endangered seabirds worldwide. The presentation will
also discuss how restored colonies of puffins and terns are providing fresh insight into
the changing marine climate of the Gulf of Maine, how seabirds are adapting to climate
change. The presentation will also show how tiny tracking devices are revealing the
remarkable migrations of seabirds so that coming ocean wind development can proceed
with minimal risk to seabirds.