Some 10,000 pairs of the birds, called fulmars, a kind of Arctic seabird, make their nests on Devon Island, north of the Arctic Circle. 在北极圈以北的德文岛上大约有一万对鸟在那里筑巢,它们被称为管鼻鹱,是一种北极海鸟。
Japan points to 19th century use on the island to collect seabird feathers and guano. 而日本则指出,在19世纪,它们曾在这座小岛上采集过海鸟的羽毛和粪便。