Science & Environment

Tufted puffins denied Endangered Species Act protections

By Bradley W. Parks (OPB)
Bend, Ore. Dec. 3, 2020 12:32 a.m. Updated: Dec. 2, 2020 1:54 p.m.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service deemed the tufted puffin unworthy of federal protection, despite declining population in Oregon and elsewhere.


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