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Take action to protect yourself and others – extreme heat can affect everyone’s health. Determine if you or others around you are at greater risk of heat illness. Check on older adults, those living ...
CTV National News: Complicated march of the puffin Every year, hundreds of young puffins lose their way in the waters off Newfoundland and Labrador. Todd Battis has the story.
The bow of the boat rose and fell gently, so gently that even those most prone to sea-sickness felt at ease. All eyes were on the surface of the water, watching, waiting. Suddenly, a plume of spray ...
Atlantic puffins face an increasingly precarious foothold due in part to a loss of habitat and to troubles tied to warming ...
The mating season is over out on the stormy North Atlantic and the colourful little puffins are winging their way back to Newfoundland’s rocky shore. On craggy cliff sides they’ll build their nest — ...
“I never trust the mind of an iceberg,” Cecil Stockley told me. He estimates its length, multiplies by five and keeps his boat at least that distance away. Dave Boyd said his safety rules depend on ...
Polar bears have enough people advocating for them and working to save them from the effects of global warming, so how about some sympathy for puffins? A warmer world threatens polar bears because it ...
A puffin on Newfoundland's Southern Shore who endured a traumatic injury resulting in the loss of its eye faced an intense recovery. But thanks to the help of volunteers and people at the Montreal ...
In June 2022, my husband, Lowell Wenzel, and I were “come-from-away” travelers to Newfoundland and Labrador by way of Nova Scotia. We traveled with a group of 24. To get to the island, we took an ...