The puffin, a bird synonymous with Kerry’s Skelligs islands, could disappear from the country by 2050.
That’s according to University College Cork’s Dr John Barimo, an expert coastal ecologist.
It’s predicted 90% of puffins could be gone from Ireland and Britain by 2050.
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Dr Barimo says there’s evidence puffins nesting on the Skelligs are already being impacted by climate change.
