The Pine Tree State is one of America's most rugged destinations, and these spots are your best bet for seeing animals in the ...

Greenland has a message for the rest of the world: We’re waiting for you. “Come visit Greenland,” said Nukartaa Andreassen, ...

This week on Where’s It Wednesday, Emily takes us to Vik, Iceland — a small village of just 750 people, recommended by Your Place at 7 anchor Taylor Owen. Known for its stunning coastal location near ...

Every visit to Eastern Egg Rock Island, six miles off the coast of Maine, is like coming home for Steve Kress, a soft-spoken man of 67. Forty years ago, as a young Audubon bird life instructor, he ...

Puffins are beloved birds, easily recognizable by their colorful beaks and striking black and white feathers. Tourists from around the world visit Iceland just to catch a glimpse of these charming ...

Though puffins endured elsewhere in their historic range—the North Atlantic coasts of Canada, Greenland, Iceland and Britain—by the 1960s the puffin was all but forgotten in Maine.

Over a dinner of haddock-infused bubble and squeak, I overhear one couple discuss how puffins are still sometimes eaten in Iceland, where the heart is considered a speciality.

The puffin population in Maine represents just 1% of the total population. Puffins rest in larger numbers in Canada, Scotland, Greenland, Norway, and Iceland, which is home to half of the global ...

How to see puffins in Maine Only six miles from shore, Eastern Egg Rock is one of Maine’s most popular islands for puffin watching. You can get to the island by taking a tour from Boothbay or ...

Iceland is rethinking puffin-eating traditions – but some tourists have not received the memo Some tourists choose to get close to whales and puffins by going on cruise tours, while others want ...

Whaling v whale-watching: Will Iceland ever stop the hunt? Some tourists choose to get close to whales and puffins by going on cruise tours, while others want to also consume them.