Puffling season

The summer is coming to an end and this season has been a roller-coaster. After two years of great breeding success in the puffin colonies located in Vestmannaeyjar, this year researchers from Náttúrustofa Suðurlands have found disturbing news. The burrow occupancy of the colonies in Heimaey (main island in Vestmannaeyjar archipelago) was ~70% and the…