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

A wild bird that “miraculously” survived a tsunami in the Pacific that’s estimated to have wiped out thousands of other ...

From oceans to mountains, these birds with massive wingspans expertly dominate the skies, flying great distances.

The deaths of adult seabirds are of great concern as most species only start to breed at 3 to 10 years of age, and most ...

I worked on Bird Island research station, just off mainland South Georgia, for two and a half years as a zoologist, studying the albatross populations there. It was a real privilege to get to work ...

Conservation rangers Sharyn Broni (left) and Colin Facer weigh an albatross on June 18, 2024, at Taiaroa Head, New Zealand. The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — It’s a reality show ...

That would be the Galapagos albatross, also known as the waved albatross. These large birds live nine months out of the year ...

1. The wandering albatross is a feathered giant having the longest wingspan of any bird, at up to 3.5m (11ft)! 2. Albatrosses can travel at speeds of up to 140km/h. 3. They are so efficient in ...

In winter the birds decamp south as far as West Africa. To make this image, Wilkes and an assistant lugged his gear 122 steps uphill and set up near the ruins of a church about six feet from the ...

Wild birds are shown at Midway Atoll National Wildlife ... a volunteer group said. The Laysan albatross, known as N333, was captured with his little one in a tender video shared by Friends of ...

Elements of the wider science program at King Edward Point and Bird Island continue under caution, including long-term monitoring of wandering albatross, black-browed albatross, grey-headed ...