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The puffin population of Scotland fell 30 percent in the past five years.
(By Owen Humphreys -- Associated Press)
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Fewer Puffins
· The puffin population off Scotland's east coast has dropped by nearly a third in less than five years, prompting scientists to issue warnings about the future of the round-bodied, orange-beaked seabird.
Many of the birds probably starved in their winter feeding grounds because climate change is reducing the plankton available in the North Sea, said Mike Harris of Britain's Center for Ecology and Hydrology.
The estimated puffin population was 69,000 pairs in 2003. Scientists had expected 100,000 this year, but the count in April came up with 41,000 pairs.
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There is no known explanation how it was moved by the Coast Guard across the country. Historians speculate that because it is metal, it could have been dismantled bolt by bolt, then transported by rail.
The lighthouse is still used as a navigational aid and a hostel.
