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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

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Ka’ena Point is also a breeding ground for the Federally protected Laysan albatross, where 45 nests were being carefully monitored by the non-profit Pacific Rim Conservation. The oldest Laysan albatross was last seen raising a chick on Midway Atoll in 2016, at age 66. They are docile and devoted parents who will not leave their nests.

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Flock to Marion

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About half of all breeding Wandering Albatross nest on the Prince Edward Islands. There’s also the Grey-headed Albatross , Sooty Albatross , Blue Petrel , Great-winged Petrel , Black-faced Sheathbill , and so many more that rely on this island. Yellow-nosed Albatross. Wandering Albatross.

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Survival of the Flexible

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Although the islands are a cramped home to 18 species of seabird, the dominant and most charismatic of these are the two species of albatross, the Black-footed and Laysan Albatrosses. There was one young Black-footed Albatross that was apparently not planning on going quietly into the dark night, however.

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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

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to the ongoing conservation of breeding Lesser Flamingos at Kimberley’s Kamfers Dam to the Albatross Task Force, which works with fishermen to find solutions to seabird bycatch (birds caught in fishermen’s nets). The leopards place their kill in a tree, protecting it from poaching by other predators.

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Sperm Whales in Kaikoura

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I have raved on and on about how Kaikoura is the best place in the world to see albatrosses , but the once sleepy seaside town is not actually famous for these magnificent birds. You almost certainly won’t see a Sperm Whale out with the albatross crew, but the trip is still utterly essential as well.

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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

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Nonnative species have huge impacts on wildlife species everywhere… mice kill seabird chicks in their burrows, rats eat endangered bird eggs, overpopulated deer clear the understory of forests, pigs root out native plants and terrestrial animals, cats kill anything they can get their paws on. The logic of this is ridiculous.

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At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast: A Book Review

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At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast opens with the unexpected appearance of a Laysan Albatross. We are all suckers for an albatross, at least in the United States. The author, conservation biologist Caroline Fox, is observing the albatross’s shadow to the side of the boat. Do I need to say anything more?

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