"For 45 years, young interns with Audubon's Project Puffin have summered on remote islands in Maine, making a real impact on the species' recovery. Today, their work may be more critical than ever."
"EASTERN EGG ROCK — Stephen Kress pulled his boat away from the rocky island and slowly motored toward the cluster of seabirds with the orange and red bills.
One of his guests remarked how wonderful it was to see people on a nearby sailboat photographing the puffins – even if they didn’t know the story of the bird’s recovery in Maine.
Kress disagreed.
“They don’t know the human story,” said Kress, executive director of Audubon Project Puffin. “If the human intervention was taken away the puffins would go away.”"
Deirdre Fleming reports for the Portland Press Herald July 22, 2018.
