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It’s puffling season on Heimaey, a volcanic island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago along the southern coast of Iceland. Just 4,500 people call the island home, but over a million puffin burrows can be found around the island’s steep, grassy cliffs. It’s the biggest puffin colony in Europe. And the locals are keen on helping the baby puffins (affectionately called pufflings) make it safely to adulthood. Because the baby birds easily get lost at night, it’s not uncommon to see them waddling helplessly through town. This is where the puffin patrol comes in: volunteers carefully throw lost puffl…

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