"There are only 22 species of albatrosses globally, 15 of those are threatened by fishing activity. Albatrosses roam the seas ...

An albatross trailing a fishing trawler about 50km off Cape Point shows why conservationists call for urgent action: the birds follow vessels for discarded bait and risk getting hooked on long lines, ...

The Laysan albatross is a gull-like albatross that makes its home in the North Pacific, particularly the Hawaiian islands. Despite having a six-foot wingspan, its actually on the smaller side for an ...

Several environmental groups are calling for a federal investigation into the killing of a Laysan albatross on Oahu’s North Shore. The female Laysan albatross, known as Ho‘okipa, was found in December ...

During the past week several late afternoon western skies were pretty with pinkish/red clouds. They really stuck out because there aren’t a lot of attractive things to see outside right now. On the ...

The world’s oldest known wild bird, Wisdom, the Laysan albatross, has returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to nest. Wisdom the Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) — band number ...

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, has outlived at least three mates and the researcher who outfitted her with a tracking band in 1956. By Sara Ruberg The world’s oldest known wild bird, a 74-year-old Laysan ...