Wildfire threatens 'crucial' bird habitat on island near Port Townsend

A wildfire burned Tuesday on an island west of Port Townsend that is an important habitat for birds and marine mammals.



Protection Island is a "crucial site" and one of the last remaining undeveloped habitats for burrow-nesting seabirds in the Salish Sea, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is a nesting site for 70% of Washington’s Salish Sea population of breeding seabirds and is one of two remaining breeding sites for tufted puffins in the Salish Sea.



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