ENTRY DESCRIPTION
The Atlantic Puffin or the clown among seabirds is one of the world's favourite birds. With half of the UK population at only a few sites it is a Red List species.

Puffins are facing a perilous future. Population numbers have fallen sharply, and there are even fears this sea bird could be heading towards extinction within the next 100 years.

There are a number of reasons why their numbers have declined so significantly, but the main and most alarming cause is the reduction in their food supply, particularly as a result of increased sea temperatures.

Monitoring efforts need to continue worldwide to better understand factors affecting populations. Hopefully with conservation efforts measures can be put in place to minimise pollution, reduce introduced predators and promote sustainable harvesting to try and ensure that the fate of this wonderful bird is not the same as that of the dodo.

AUTHOR
Antonio is a Portuguese, South African wildlife photographer and finance professional. In 2020, he did FGASA level 1 in the Masai Mara, to become a qualified field guide.
Over the past year he's been pursuing his passion in wildlife photography and his photos have received been published and received he's been awarded in various photography competitions. His greatest ambition is to create awareness through his photography and support conservation projects to help save wildlife on our planet.

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