Maine Puffin Restoration

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Objective

I can describe why puffins disappeared from Maine islands and how scientists brought them back.

Part 1 of 3

Warm-up video

Unknown Channel · 5:00

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Part 2 of 3

Practice

7 questions

1

According to the video, why did puffins disappear from the Maine islands in the first place?

2

What is the name of the biologist who started Project Puffin, and what was the main goal of the project?

Part 3 of 3

Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Describe two reasons why puffins disappeared from the Maine islands, according to the video. According to the video, what was the name of the project started to bring the puffins back to the Maine islands, and who started it?

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