/environment/taxonomy/term/689/all en /environment/article/tracking-puffins-dawn-alaska <p>In the eerie stillness of a misty Alaskan dawn, Cassandra Ciafro was already on the move by 3 a.m. Clad in camouflage, she melded seamlessly with the rugged cliffs, joining the seabirds in their lofty perches. Her mission? To deploy trackers and observe deitary patterns of the tufted puffin, a key indicator of the region’s fish stocks.</p> <p>“I’ve always wanted to work with something related to marine science,” said Ciafro. “This experience has helped me grow so much as a person.”</p> Sat, 23 Nov 2024 20:47:06 +0000 austin.everett@mcgill.ca 2958 at /environment /environment/mcgill-school-environment Mon, 16 Sep 2013 17:51:15 +0000 hong.zhu3@mcgill.ca 6 at /environment