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Sue Schubel paints around 500 bird decoys a year for a program led by the Audubon's Seabird Institute that has benefited a third of all seabird species worldwide since 1973 . Decoys have restored Atlantic puffins to historical levels in the Gulf of Maine and helped revive Chinese crested terns, presumed
Hand-painted decoys are luring endangered seabirds back to lost habitats
Hand-painted decoys are luring endangered seabirds back to lost habitats

11.05.2026

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