Suzanne Dooley, conservation director with CPAWS-NL, says the Puffin & Petrel Patrol has rescued more than 4,000 birds since 2011. The Puffin & Petrel Patrol is back for its 17th year rescuing birds in the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve and the surrounding communities. The Puffin & Petrel Patrol rescues birds that have instead followed artificial lights and mistakenly ended up on land. The patrol consists of volunteers who search for stranded puffins and petrels in the late evening. Juergen Schau—one of the founders of the Puffin & Petrel Patrol—rescues a baby puffin in 2018.

Source: CBC News August 10, 2021 08:26 UTC