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Creature Feature Atlantic Puffin Background Pelagic bird About 1 ft tall Characteristic bright orange bill plates grow before the breeding season and are shed after breeding Feeding areas are often located 60 miles offshore from the nest Dive for fish up to 200 feet Reproduction About 95% of the Atlantic puffins in North America breed around Newfoundland's coastlines Colonial nesters, using burrows on grassy cliffs Male puffins perform most of the work of clearing out the nest area The only time spent on land is to nest Mates are found prior to arriving at the colonies, and mating takes place at sea Mates are monogamous Produce 1 egg per year Conservation Population was greatly reduced during the 19th Century due to hunting Listed as a species of least concern by the IUCN Susceptible to human impacts (i.e. oil spills) Increased predation by gulls and skuas Other problems for puffins: Introduction of rats, cats, dogs and foxes onto islands used for nesting Contamination by toxic residues Drowning in fishing nets Declining food supplies Climate change