The short-tailed albatross were creatures of habit, according to a new study that found they returned to Vancouver Island to feed for generations over a 4,200-year period before being driven to the precipice of extinction by feather hunters. The evidence may be the key to helping the birds back from extinction, said the study’s lead…
Albatross Came Back to Vancouver Island to Feed Over Hundreds of Generations: Study
Northern Territory Secures Amphibious Aircraft Construction Deal
The Northern Territory (NT) has beaten New South Wales and Queensland to secure a deal to construct the iconic Albatross amphibious aircraft at Darwin Airport. This will make the Territory Australia’s first manufacturer and exporter of the Albatross G-111T, an aircraft capable of taking off from and landing on land, snow, ice, and water, according…
World’s Oldest Known Wild Albatross ‘Wisdom’ Hatches Healthy Chick at Age 70
A Laysan albatross believed to be the world’s oldest wild bird has hatched a healthy chick at the age of at least 70. Wisdom the albatross welcomed her chick on a cold winter’s day at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. The site, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), is located at the northern…
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