Puffling Rescue

Vestmannaeyjar are known for being the home of the biggest puffin colony in Europe. Over 700.000 pairs of puffins migrate to the islands to raise their pufflings (baby puffins). As adult puffins head overseas over the winter time, they leave their puffling behind in the burrow. Late at night, the pufflings take to sea, using the moonlight for guidance, where they will stay for several years until they return to land to breed. The city lights (light pollution) of Heimaey island cause them to crash/fly into the streets and harbour of the island. With no way to find their way back to the ocean they can get stranded and starve. So it’s up to the people of Heimaey island to catch them and return them safely to sea.