“The Puffin Man” saves puffins despite initial criticism from other scientists

[@rikacreature]

Another very cute fact about this, because puffins are so social, some of them started standing on one leg to mimic the decoys, there are pictures and i highly suggest ya'll look them up lol

[@amberm2777]

Awe that's so cute 😂

[@AlinaKat3]

Awww 🥹🥲

[@CatyBee]

OMG they're so cute! I wish I could attach a picture!

[@sorrowfulvixxx]

do you know the puffin man, the puffin man, the puffin man.... 🎶

[@Manibular]

I love this! How freaking cute!?

[@lilylittlemonster5]

So basically he improved the curb appeal of the neighborhood. Clever man.

[@bill-or-somthingbill4390]

Gentrofier

[@scarlettterry]

Lol😂

[@teddiiursula]

Could say he built up birb appeal 😅

[@mz7315]

@@teddiiursula I wish youtube had gold like reddit.

[@Cyancat123]

@@mz7315I wish Reddit had gold at all 😢

[@pandamaster8306]

Fun fact, the puffins have aquired a learned behavior of standing on one leg, which only happed after the introduction of decoy puffins being placed on one stake.

[@TheGoodCrusader]

Now their cooler

[@thechh8297]

Puffin: *raises leg* _Oh my. How fancy._

[@alhen9023]

Mini flamingos.

[@EggplantHarmesan]

They're* ​@@TheGoodCrusader

[@GaiaJenda]

@@EggplantHarmesan I think he was actually referring to their cool box that stores beverages. That makes sense right? That’s the only thing he could possibly mean.

[@sarvin4471]

It's crazy that people went from trying to take him down to copying his techniques

[@kiwiwasoncehere3623]

Well it's not like it was the same people who were trying to sabotage him that are now copying him lol

[@gagaplex]

A lot of people hate anything new and view it as a threat.

[@salazardeltoro4561]

"Pufflings" has to be the most ADORABLE term for a baby animal.

[@Kit10QT]

Do you know the puffin man? The puffin man? The puffin man! Who works in Drury, Maine?

[@liwiathan]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

[@wickedbasket8858]

Well she's married to the puffin man

[@liwiathan]

@wickedbasket8858 what?

[@wickedbasket8858]

@@liwiathan watch Shrek you'll understand better

[@liwiathan]

@wickedbasket8858 there are puffins in Shrek?

[@zeeaurora6264]

I LOVE that Steven STILL wears that same woolly cap with the bobble all these decades later. Iconic fashion choice, bro 😊

[@LeftoverPuppies]

Look at that 70s drip! That's not something you give up just bc it's 50 years later!

[@ScarletDFox]

It's his crown, he is the puffin king.

[@powyr4469]

Bobble hats are where it's at!!!

[@lrvdo]

It will be fun if the other project members start wearing them too and it becomes their logo along with a puffin!

[@mtrest4]

He's trying to attract something else now.. 😉

[@gavdownes100]

Apparently Puffins also impersonate the birds and animals around them. People started noticing Puffins standing on one leg. They then noticed all the puffin statues were.... held up by a single leg/ spike

[@SyahidanIbnMokhtar]

They've achieved bringing back the puffins at the coast of maine, but at what cost?

[@serenegenerally]

@@SyahidanIbnMokhtarit’s really cute though! I’d say the effect was worth it

[@user-cz1gu8nl9o]

​@@SyahidanIbnMokhtarThey were native there before so I'm pretty sure there is no cost but only a net benefit.

[@welp6653]

@@SyahidanIbnMokhtarwhat you mean cost 😂 or are you appreciating the time he spent on this

[@moniquemannaert3468]

​@@SyahidanIbnMokhtarrestoring the ecosystem is a wise investment. We should all be doing it every day.

[@shelbyrybinski8519]

The puffin man is now living rent free in my head. He succeeded far more than he knows.

[@LadyVoldemort]

Yes. Just like the Muffin Man did to my brain years ago. The Muffin Man!!! 😂

[@shelbyrybinski8519]

@@LadyVoldemort The muffin man?!?!

[@jarde1989]

Perfect example of academics being too proud to accept they’re wrong

[@Nico-rl1vq]

Academics, medical doctors, judges and lawyers who work for the government, and especially police and detectives generally REFUSE to acknowledge when they are blatantly wrong. Don’t even think of getting an apology from them either.

[@TheLastPiecePizza-Alex-]

​@@marcelowilliams4535I hope you don't mean what you actually mean or so help me god.

[@Crack_wizard_the_almighty]

​@@TheLastPiecePizza-Alex- if they're at a healthy population I don't see a problem

[@TheLastPiecePizza-Alex-]

@@Crack_wizard_the_almighty ...you make a good point. But my morality doesn't allow me to tolerate eating something so adorable. So it is only my very biased opinion. Apologies.

[@MajinManGTZ]

​@@TheLastPiecePizza-Alex-meh chickens are adorable but id down a 20 piece mcnugget

[@carriebradley7634]

I've seen several stories of people like him, who were criticized for conservation ideas, that now are used worldwide! It's so interesting how we humans get so riled up over change! Thank you to this man for his hard, critically important work!

[@TheDeathmail]

It's because until proven, there is fear of making things worse

[@emeraldstealer3310]

@@TheDeathmail this is it 100%, when an animal is extinct in an area for a century nobody can know what would happen if you reintroduce them

[@C4TC4T]

Honestly, as someone going through school with zoology, at this point with climate change and all the other interferences that humans have had in these animals’ lives, I see no wrong here in interfering in a positive way. Puffins disappeared in part due to overfishing, and since we’re the ones that did the overfishing, I see no wrong in helping them make a comeback 🙂

[@carriebradley7634]

@@C4TC4T agreed

[@ladyhella7560]

​@@C4TC4TI can give you a clear example with seahorses. In my country they were trying to re-introduce them and they are generally failing. The biggest problem rn is that in the next generation almost all of them die cuz, with their increased big numbers, their predators also increase, and eat basically the whole population. With this, the university has to take more specimens inside again to the tanks. This has been happening for some time already. It is obviously not the best way to integrate this species and a lot of resources are being wasted.

[@ulalaFrugilega]

He's also true to his headwear. A consistent man, love it.

[@PippaRilley]

❤ Spotted the hats too.🎉

[@-RaIsei-]

"do you know the puffin man?" "the puffin man?" "THE PUFFIN MAN"

[@jbeamer11tv]

Was looking for this comment

[@Cheeseandfrisk]

DO YOU KNOW THE PUFFIN MAN WHO LIVES ON DRURY LANE

[@businessbingus9826]

Lol you beat me to the joke by four minutes, definitely a joke worthy of a 👍

[@lars_of_the_north]

*applause*

[@SlydogFPS]

You beat me to it 😂

[@aryabolton2949]

Why would they criticize him? He's doing a great thing! Well done good sir! Puffins are my mom's favorite bird. Those and finches.

[@TheKatarinaGiselle]

This is ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! I would watch a movie based on this! I truly hope he's had a great life since!

[@turkey4802]

There isn’t a movie but there was a show on Netflix I forgot what it was called but it has the premise of the Puffins and the island

[@twistoffate4791]

​@@turkey4802I can't believe I have never heard of this man, but now I will willingly dive down the rabbit hole of information on him.

[@connieandgwennie1450]

I'm so glad Stephen ignored his detractors and went ahead with his plans to bring Puffins back to Maine.😊

[@Frankie-Ak]

Now, the puffins know where more prime realistate is, so they have more places to nest!

[@janto58]

Bless him

[@ohmygodbecky6829]

Does anyone know why anyone tried to stop him?

[@gggggg-hs2tk]

​@@ohmygodbecky6829 Yeah, I'd like to know too

[@jmacku35]

@@ohmygodbecky6829I’m assuming there’s a reason why they left, and also I’m assuming they are safer and less likely to die to predictors in large groups, and tricking them into being smaller groups made them more susceptible to pain

[@bassfingers]

Baby Puffins are the cutest things in creation 🙂

[@nexiuz2233]

That is not a fact I want you to remember that

[@bassfingers]

@@nexiuz2233 It’s an opinion. Remember that.

[@nexiuz2233]

@@bassfingers a opinion is nothing next to fact

[@selalewow]

Pufflings is the cutest baby name I have heard.

[@frozensky3838]

@@nexiuz2233opinions shape our individual worlds and bring more nuance to facts. We would be robots without opinions, so imo opinions are nice to have :)

[@anthonyluclarocque1765]

I'll never get over the beautifully hilarious fact that baby Puffins are called Pufflings😂

[@PhoebeFayRuthLouise]

I never knew that and now I have to tell everyone!

[@garrettparks7439]

Me too! How did I never hear of this before, it’s so adorable! 🤩🥰🥹

[@roselove2983]

What a great idea for a channel. In such a negative world it’s nice to see someone spread something positive.This world needs more beautiful human beings like you. ❤

[@orangeapples3]

Thank you for your positivity, Jen. We love you.

[@winkielaroo]

Thank you for bringing us this story, Jen. I struggle to understand the scientific community's criticism against this man's actions. He wasn't trying to establish puffins where none had existed before, he was trying to reestablish puffins in a region where they had once thrived. Isn't this exactly what we all want? And isn't this one of the reasons zoos ostensibly exist, to keep threatened species alive until they can be returned to a suitable habitat in the wild (if one can ever be found for them)? Thank you for persevering, Puffin Man.

[@umhi9778]

Well they were gone for 100 years so maybe there were some downsides?

[@JorgensZelda]

@@umhi9778 Those downsides were humans. It’s usually just humans

[@jamesnoneyabizness5611]

It wasn't the "where" or the "if" the other scientists were objecting to - it was the "HOW" they were having problems with; he was going against the "That's not the 'acceptable way' of doing things around here!", the "That's just not how things are done!" inertia of the other closed-minded members of his scientific discipline, and proved them _wrong,_ as happens more often than you might think.

[@victory8928]

Science is always about bucking trends and beliefs cause it is about questioning things. People tend to forget that in even these fields not that scepktism isn’t needed at times it is why peer-review is so important. What this man did was amazing and he showed that you can reestablish puffins back into their native habitat through these methods.

[@AIBot929]

I can really onlu assume it was because he was young, ans they were mad they didn't think of it 😅

[@AuroraPaintBrush4444]

Charles Darwin is credited as one of the first "artificial reef" researchers. He noticed that corals that were attached to bamboo and other structures survived better than coral chunks that rolled around in the sand.

[@Denozo88]

Interesting. That idea is partially why we create artificial reefs to try and regrow coral beds. We've seen how ww2 wrecks have become thriving habitats over the last century in areas coral never was.

[@ladykiwi2946]

I’m a Mainer and crying happy tears! Thank you to The Puffin Man and all who truly help puffins and other animals out of selflessness and compassion.♥️

[@mikemurphy80]

Love the positive news! Thanks for posting

[@Impossibly-Possible]

I hope the people who hated on him have grown and started being nice.

[@CreativeCreatorCreates]

I love the word pufflings! This is so great 💖✨

[@ronsamborski6230]

Comparable with goslings for geese, I think. And ducklings for ducks, too.

[@fluffysheap]

​@@ronsamborski6230 Not comparable at all - pufflings is at least ten times cuter

[@ronsamborski6230]

@@fluffysheap Absolutely! 👍🏼

[@SheilaR.08]

​@@fluffysheapGeese and ducks would like a word. 😂

[@justeb6612]

This man puffed out his chest and got the job done.

[@rodnee2340]

Not just positive but also very important. Who wouldn't want puffins in Maine.

[@Denozo88]

Cute, part of the food chain as well as enhancing puffins chances of survival.

[@sunburntsatan6475]

I'm sure there's lots of ecological benefits, but I just think they're neat

[@Ross_Embossed]

Pretty sure it's the Fossil Fuel industry, but I wonder what fisherman thinks of the #competition 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@marioncottell7285]

Hurrah. Thank you Newfoundland and Labrador for all of our Puffins. Could not have done it without YOU 💕😊🇨🇦

[@GottaBeThere2736]

THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR!

[@jodidavis6595]

One of the sweetest looking birds. So happy for the Puffins

[@lavenderladi]

Thank Jen! Thanks Steven. I appreciate you both!

[@tllayas]

He still has the same hat! That’s awesome!

[@sickofcrap8992]

🤗🤗🤗🤗 I'm so happy he brought Puffins back to Maine! Puffins are some of my favorite birds. They're so sweet looking. ❤

[@DebraStoute-y7n]

Thank you Jenn ❤❤

[@fabioladiaz9828]

Live this! We need this good news every day!! Big Thank you❤

[@twilfits]

Wow they tried to deter such a noble passion. Thanks for sharing ❤

[@ArtKetBiag]

I'm crying you have no idea how your videos help me thank you

[@ginnyjollykidd]

❤So grateful for the Puffin Man and other similar conservationists! I love puffins and want them to thrive!

[@paulrom446]

Bless him! He's a true Angel 😇! Keep up the good work!

[@Necrophorum7]

Can we talk about how close-minded the science community can be? For a group of inventors, scientists, doctors it's a shame that ppl will simply turn down an idea because it sounds new without giving it a proper go.

[@Mimickolas]

wait til you hear about the guy who studied wolves and found that killing them only increases the amount of livestock hunting, as the smaller pack is then forced to focus on easier targets. He gets death threats.

[@Necrophorum7]

@@Mimickolas this is why we dont advance as a species, mocking ideas instead of considering new approaches and point of views

[@crowgang6678]

​@@Mimickolashe's not getting death threats from scientists, he's getting them from hunters I can guarantee. If you tell someone their livelihood is harmful they're not going to take it. If scientists are mocking them it's because they're getting paid off.

[@pixiesprite9433]

He is a scientist. As closed as it can be it's more open than say Christianity or islam.. unless it's being ran by Christianity or Islam. 😂

[@Necrophorum7]

@@pixiesprite9433 Dont make this about religion. I'm talking about those ancient ass scientists trying to gatekeep scientific approaches bc they only know how to be negative. Btw islam is very encouraging in regards to openness in the scientific field and accumulation of knowledge, you should do some authentic reading on that.

[@Hespus]

Thank you for sharing this puffins are adorable and a national treasure this is awesome

[@staysafe1096]

For the colleagues who tried to pull his permit out to prevent him from working, it was so evil. Envy has no limit. God will punish them!

[@victory8928]

I feel it may have also been for other reasons as well. We don’t really see the full story but yes this type of behaviour is surprisingly common in these fields. However we must also remember that this rearing would have made the pudina associate people as friends and that could be dangerous for them especially if said people have dogs and/or cats

[@YunxiaoChu]

God is fake

[@youdontknowwhoiam2449]

basically nobody who put in the effort to study zoology would wish hardship on a species. Im sure they had real concerns about unforeseen side effects of his puffin project, and were worried it would cause more harm than good

[@joanmyron]

According to someone in the comments for the first 8 years they tried doing this with 950 baby birds. But no birds were nesting there, not knowing if they simply flew away or died. After more research from his team they managed to get 5 birds to nest. After that it was a success, but at first it seemed like they were just taking puffins there for them to fly away or die. 😅

[@lrvdo]

Not necessarily. They could have done it from pure concern about the well-being of the species. For example: In one of the Indian National parks, a lot of cheetahs were brought from Africa. But for some reason a lot of them did not survive. Clearly something was not working for that project which they needed to figure out.

[@alchemical.fitness]

Jen keep up the great work. Your videos are reigniting my hope in humanity

[@toshaville]

I'm glad he's lived long enough to see the world admit he was right. Lots of visionaries don't get that satisfaction.

[@Su-ri5ob]

That's some dedication, 50 years!

[@queenb1119]

You can tell that he's wearing the same hat today as he was decades ago that he's a true conservationist! Do you know the Puffin Man! ❤

[@anonymousalias8111]

Wow, how original "do you know the puffin man" nobody else commented this 20x. 🙄

[@queenb1119]

@anonymousalias8111 And? So I commented it for the 21st time, no need to be a sour-puss! It takes a special kind of miserable to find negativity in this lovely situation. Oh no! Many people commenting the same thing?! Whatever will you do with your delicate sensibilities?! Better run and hide before some else comments Puffin Man! 😱

[@GlamourNNail]

We can all agree that pufflings is the best name for a baby animal, right?

[@divadawn509]

That's awesome! Repopulating any species is admirable!

[@hulahipz01]

Sometimes nature needs a helping hand from humans to thrive. As long as those human hands know that they're doing and mean well. This man obviously knows what he's doing and also a heart of gold. Thanks to you Kind Sir. Puffins are my favorite sea birds. Keep up the great work. ❤❤❤

[@starwarsfan117]

You always make my day worth seeing, thank you

[@osonhouston]

Do you know the puffin man the puffin man......

[@bradleypayne2495]

The Puffin man?

[@ghostface490]

The one who lives on the Coast of Maine?

[@JamesRiderX]

"Yes, I know The Puffin Man. Who lives way up in Maine?" "Well, she's married to The Puffin Man..." "THE PUFFIN MAN?!!!" "THE PUFFIN MAN!!!" "She's married to The Puffin Man..."

[@CrashCraftLabs]

i would love to see the faces on his haters from back when haha

[@88mphDrBrown]

They didn't understand. Them puffins were like "naw man i don't wanna kick it here. Maine is wack". So he was like "how bout some staties?". Them puffins was all like "cool bro, I guess we can chill here. Fr fr I'll call the homies". But his haters were still salty. They didn't understand that's biology. 💯

[@marshmellowserra]

As a Mainer, I truly appreciate his determination and hard work.

[@krsncrs821]

OMG this is on my husband’s and my bucket list. We so want to go see puffins. What a lovely story! Thank you SO much for your uplifting stories! ❤

[@Galehale]

Imagine being the asshole(s) that tried to stop him. Beautiful work!

[@DeejGilley]

207 represent! Puffin man is a legend.

[@faithcastillo9597]

I can't imagine not wanting these adorable birds as part of your ecology.

[@scanmead]

Puffins are just the coolest-looking birds.

[@Navigator2166]

This is one of the best conservation stories I've ever heard!

[@joeh.3135]

This is a fine example of what NEWS should be .

[@LucasLin735]

“This here is James, he doesn’t talk but he’s pretty cool” - the puffins probably

[@sonofednawelthorpe8609]

I like the tagline. It’s good to have positive stories. Many of them do feature animals.

[@jenc925]

I'm glad to hear his plan worked. They're cute birds. ❤

[@losthero0]

I can see his work being used for thousands of years, I'm sure this isn't a revolutionary idea and we've done it before, but glad to see people putting in the effort.

[@HeavensMee]

This is an inspiring story! Thank goodness for that kind man's dedication.

[@vinnygothika7510]

Good for Steven for never giving up. We need so many more people in this world with the means and passion to help the earth and animals.

[@Astroponicist]

Let's remind ourselves that the Man was remembered & his critics were forgotten. Ignore pointless criticism & focus on successful actions.

[@michealtull9033]

Glad your streaming Girl ! Your videos are awesome break from the rest of the internet !! Thanks, 👍👍👍👍🤗

[@chrisculhane3777]

Puffins are beautiful birds

[@jn8922]

God bless this man. Saving species is so important. I'm so bitter that the Moa no longer exists. I was a really small child when I saw one displayed at a museum and fell in love with it and I never got over the fact that it was hunted to death. My favourite bird is the Shoebill Stork and I hope that bird is also bred so we never lose it.

[@michaelheater1969]

He's a genius and thank you for sharing his story ❤

[@bonnietelocole6777]

I love that he eventually succeeded and people saw the benefits of his work. Dude has _earned_ his immortality 👏✨

[@deborahaumiller7391]

I love these shorts!❤ it lifts my heart and soul! Thank you😁

[@knelson3484]

Thank you Jenn. Thank you Steven Puffin Man 💓

[@laurenwalker1048]

PUFFLINGS. I’ve heard the cutest word now.

[@maryannharding6235]

Oh, what a lovely story!! 😍 Way to go Puffin man! Love this channel, who couldn't use a small daily dose of a happy story in this day and age!

[@brithegoddess]

This is beautiful and puffins are the cutest. Anyone remember Puffin Rock? That show was so adorable! 🥰

[@terminalvelocityrunner2202]

Im so glad he prevailed in the face of his colleagues doubts. Now we have another way to help restore the seaside ecosystem! I love the ocean and it’s biology despite the fact it freaking terrifies me.

[@gaylepaul2976]

Thank you, Jenn! Puffins rock!

[@HereForTheRide]

Thanks to him every kid in Maine grew up loving puffins ❤

[@bernicegoldham1509]

Jen, you're just kicking ass, grl. Thank you. 🥰

[@vardaelentari8907]

It worked. The madman. Thank you. ❤️

[@animated_sammyBoiii]

Now thats a real Super Hero! ❤

[@fiveelevenevan]

This is the sort of thing animal lovers dream of doing as adults I think. Glad he chased that dream. I'm going to Maine soon and hope I see some puffins!

[@blackbunshin154]

That's so cute 😭 Look at him years later still dedicated to his puffin friends

[@EVERGLOW828]

Steven you’re amazing! God bless your work❤

[@jenndowell6446]

Puffling is just about the cutest baby animal name ever

[@DMES-wp2fj]

He was miles ahead of his peers!

[@bigbeefscorcho]

The fact he still wears the same cap is adorable to me. Bless this fella

[@xysarenottheprize]

We love and appreciate you, Buck. 💕

[@colleenmcdermitt2189]

And he still wears his funky hats!!!!

[@pixpusha]

To think people said he should lose his license. Wow. You got to have heart to follow your dreams in this world.

[@AmandaS-si9mh]

Why was i filled with joy that baby puffins are called pufflings. I never knew and I love it

[@tbachman7440]

My favorite bird. Truly beautiful!

[@ekdaufin1485]

Yes, we who are ahead of our time get a lot of push back. Yay for the Puffin man! And that he lived to see the day when others imitated him. I hope they give him the credit he deserves! ❤

[@donnamorgan2313]

See how much difference one person can make! We all have the potential inside us to change the world 🌎 ❤ and make it a better place 😊

[@129dannytran]

My baby watches Puffin Rock. The setting for the show is this mans life work! Cheers man!

[@Ethorai_Astralis]

I lived in Newfoundland for a year. This man has my respects for willingly going to that place

[@everestfalls]

He literally dedicated his entire life to the effort.