Colby College: A Plethora of Puffins
July 02, 2024
July 02, 2024
WATERVILLE, Maine, July 2 -- Colby College issued the following news:
By Gabe Souza
Just three miles from Colby's Island Campus in Muscongus Bay, nestled on a craggy, seven-acre island, lies the world's first restored seabird colony.
The Atlantic puffin--nearly extinct by the late 1960s--is now thriving on Eastern Egg Rock at the Allan D. Cruickshank Wildlife Sanctuary.
The small island is home to or visited by more than 100 species o . . .
By Gabe Souza
Just three miles from Colby's Island Campus in Muscongus Bay, nestled on a craggy, seven-acre island, lies the world's first restored seabird colony.
The Atlantic puffin--nearly extinct by the late 1960s--is now thriving on Eastern Egg Rock at the Allan D. Cruickshank Wildlife Sanctuary.
The small island is home to or visited by more than 100 species o . . .