Biotiful Planète: Saint-Pierre et Miquelon

Overview

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon lived for decades off a single resource that seemed inexhaustible: cod. When it disappeared, strict quotas were introduced. As a result, the economy collapsed and people have been looking for alternative paths. On the islands, it’s the realm of the boreal forest. But with the introduction of the white-tailed deer for hunting purposes, this treasure of biodiversity is under threat of vanishing. On a more positive note, the only seal colony in Europe is doing well. The islands are also a haven for petrels, Atlantic puffins, and razorbills, which nest there by the hundreds…