Lack of prey is causing puffin chicks to starve, leading to population declines
Published Date: 3/23/2021
Source: phys.org
New research from the University of Oxford's Department of Zoology has used innovative technology to study causes of declines in puffin populations in the northeast Atlantic, and found that a lack of prey near some major breeding colonies is driving puffin chicks to starve, ultimately leading to population declines.