Of the 21 albatross species, 19 are threatened or endangered. The Chatham albatross is critically endangered, with only about 11,000 of the birds remaining. Kennedy Warne Through the fog steamed ...

Today, Midway’s 400,000 nesting pairs represent 70 percent of the world’s Laysan population; they are by far the most numerous albatross species. Many of the 20 other species are not thriving.

This new breeding colony is the southernmost breeding location of any albatross species ever recorded. Researchers spotted two confirmed nests on the island, one containing eggs and the other ...

BBC News indicates that Wisdom has outlived at least three of her mates, making her an exception to the typical mating patterns of her species. The incubation period for a Laysan albatross egg is ...

A new longevity record of 42 years and seven months has been established in Japan for the short-tailed albatross, a species once so rare it was deemed extinct. The age of the bird was confirmed ...

Caption Albatross species such as the Laysan albatross forage in waters offshore, and their ranges overlap with areas being considered for offshore wind energy development. Displacement from ...

There are many potential factors why we have seen declines of up to 60% in some albatross species from across South Georgia. One factor is being caught in fishing operations in waters much further ...

The endangered short-tailed albatross, a designated Japanese special natural treasure that lives on remote Japanese islands, is actually two different species and should be classified as such ...

In other species, the males and females dance together, like the synchronized group dance of the flamingo. The Galapagos ...

Kath Walker and Graeme Elliott, pictured on Antipodes Island with a male wandering albatross, have spent 32 summers and counting charting the populations of birds on subantarctic islands.

As a result of the confirmed cases of HPAI, fieldwork involving close contact with impacted species has been suspended ... long-term monitoring of wandering albatross, black-browed albatross ...

From the fin whale and albatross to the gecko, populations are drawing back from the brink of extinction—thanks to intensive conservation efforts. By Mónica Serrano and Ryan Williams 2 min read ...