Puffin Patrol is a delightful, engaging documentary about the indomitable puffin, the most popular bird at sea. A Rock Island & Rock Yenta Production for CBC 'The Nature of Things' and international marketplace.
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The film travels from Newfoundland’s rocky shores to puffin islands in Maine and Wales to report on what these intriguing little birds can teach us about our natural world. We interview scientists and environmentalists working to uncover the secrets of the puffin’s unique migration patterns. And we profile passionate environmentalists devoted to protecting baby chicks as they strike out on their own. We invite you to join our team of experts and puffin lovers on Puffin Patrol!
With its comical walk, intriguing nature and big colourful bill, the puffin has long been a beloved icon for North Atlantic cultures. But puffins are also amazingly tough, spending 9 months of the year at sea. They have adapted to life in the most brutal habitat on earth outside of the arctic.
From Newfoundland’s majestic shores, to the puffin islands dotting the Gulf of Maine and ancient Skomer Island in Wales, we invite you to join our team of experts and puffin lovers on Puffin Patrol. International Distributor Earth Touch Films.
CBC Broadcast THE NATURE OF THINGS November 19, 2015, 8 pm. Narrated by Dr. David Suzuki, (Canada) and Natasha Buckeridge (International version).