Author and seabird expert Peter Harrison will present a lecture on albatrosses this Sunday as a part of the Port Townsend ...

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Extraordinary NZers Kath Walker and Graeme Elliott and their conservation work.

A fast spreading form of bird flu is devastating colonies where almost half of the world’s wandering albatrosses breed on a ...

“By contrast our study found jellyfish are a common prey of black-browed albatrosses and the closely related Campbell albatross. “While there was a large variation between breeding ...

Accidental by catch in fishing lines and nets – when fishers unintentionally snare animals they weren’t trying to catch, like albatrosses – kills hundreds of thousands of birds and mammals ...

Hawaii is home to Laysan albatrosses, with many same-sex pairs observed among them. Albatrosses feed on squid, fish, and krill. They use their sharp beaks to snatch prey from the ocean surface ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Albatrosses, the largest birds able to achieve sustained flight, can soar thousands of kilometers through horrendous winds, all without flapping ...

What do albatrosses searching for food, stock market fluctuations, and the dispersal patterns of seeds in the wind have in common? They all exhibit a type of movement pattern called Lévy walk ...

Bycatch in tuna longline fisheries in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) is one of the greatest threats to seabirds, particularly albatrosses and petrels. Bycatch in tuna longline fisheries ...

2. Albatrosses can travel at speeds of up to 140km/h. 3. They are so efficient in their flying technique that they spend more energy in landing and take-off than in flying. 4. The wandering ...