Albatrosses are seabirds and spend most of their life on the ocean. They do not need access to fresh water because they have salt glands that filter salt out of their bodies and excrete it through their …

Every year scientists from South African universities survey Marion Island to locate and record each wandering albatross nest. Conservation of Nature, faces huge risks while in the open ocean, in...

The Wandering Albatross, Diomedea exulans, is classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It is one of the largest birds in the world with a wingspan of 2.5 – 3.35 meters.

Albatross species with population status, threats, number of records in the Albatross Species Chemical Database and Annotated Bibliography (ASCDAB) and tracking data.

Common deck strike bird, not often caught in fishing gear.

wingspan of up to 3.5 metres, the wandering albatross is a giant of the air. Such a huge bird needs lots of food for energy, so they scour the sea for juicy squid-like

This albatross species is named for the Laysan breeding colony in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It is one of the most common seabirds in this remote area of the world, and pairs mate for life.