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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

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The oldest Laysan albatross was last seen raising a chick on Midway Atoll in 2016, at age 66. It is a documented fact that many predatory criminals begin young and focus on the animals who can’t escape them. According to state and federal investigators, they caused over $200,000 worth of damage.

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Puerto Rico’s Birds after Hurricane Maria

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territory of Puerto Rico, an American territory where researchers have numerous ongoing investigations, including many studies in El Yunque National Forest. Nevertheless, the 2017 CBC tallied 1,934 birds of 82 species, both of which were low counts for past CBCs ( e.g., the 2016 CBC had 2,579 birds, 97 species).