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Article: Lending a Hand to Maine's Island Birds.
- Article from:
- Endangered Species Bulletin
- Article date:
- November 1, 1998
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1998 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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For most of the year, Maine's 3,500 coastal islands are lonely, rockbound sentinels. But for a few months each summer, hundreds of the islands are transformed into marvelously raucous and lively homes for a unique assemblage of nesting seabirds, wading birds, and threatened and endangered species.
The Maine islands are a meeting ground of north and south, providing the only breeding sites in the United States for Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) and razorbill auks (Alca torda). With the possible exception of a few islands south of the State, the Maine islands also provide black guillemots (Cepphus grylle), Leach's storm petrels (Oceanodroma leucorhoa), and ...
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Article: Island Institute Transfers Six Coastal Islands for ...
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... ... the character of Maine, its coastline and islands in particular. Since 1970, more than 120,000 acres and 250 entire coastal islands have been permanently protected. For more information, contact Rich Knox, Director of Communications and Public Policy ...
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