{"id":47026,"date":"2019-12-13T12:53:46","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T12:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=47026"},"modified":"2019-12-13T12:53:46","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T12:53:46","slug":"what-is-the-reason-behind-the-vulnerable-state-of-puffins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/science-environment\/what-is-the-reason-behind-the-vulnerable-state-of-puffins","title":{"rendered":"Puffarazzi: the latest project to prevent the puffin extinction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The puffin species are endangered in Wales. But why?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/12\/A-puffin-pin.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/12\/A-puffin-pin.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/12\/A-puffin-pin-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/12\/A-puffin-pin-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/12\/A-puffin-pin-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/12\/A-puffin-pin.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/12\/A-puffin-pin.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/12\/A-puffin-pin-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/12\/A-puffin-pin-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/12\/A-puffin-pin-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A puffin pin from the RSPB nature conservation charity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A leading conservation charity has launched a project to protect one of Wales\u2019s most iconic species is at risk of extinction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Puffins have seen a decline of 9% driven by climate change and the RSPB are asking aspiring wildlife photographers to take part in a unique citizen science project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By photographing these sea birds with food in their bills, the charity hopes to build a better understanding of how they are being impacted by changes in the behavior of their main prey species. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Puffins eat sand eels; which like to live in cold water,&#8221; said Donn Davis, an employee of the Royal Society of the Protection of Birds, &#8220;Sand eels are moving north to find a more suitable place for them to live. 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