Rare Albatross Makes Remarkable Recovery After Swallowing Multiple Fishing Hooks
A Salvin’s Albatross, one of the least studied seabird species in the world, has returned to the wild after it successfully recovered from life-saving surgery that removed four large fishing hooks and the fishing line it ingested off the coast of South America. This latest unintended fisheries inc...
Waved Albatross
While the Waved Albatross spends plenty of time riding air currents over the waves, its name actually derives from the wave-like pattern on this bird's brown body plumage. Like all members of the albatross family, including the Laysan and Black-footed Albatrosses, this superlative glider spends most...
Two Bipartisan Bird Conservation Bills Introduced to Strengthen Bird Protections
Today, Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Migratory Bird Protection Act (MBPA) and Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act. American Bird Conservancy (ABC) celebrates the introduction of these bills, which reinforce protections for migratory birds and impe...
The Surprisingly Complex Science of Bird Longevity
How long do birds live? Whether you want to ace this question at your next bird-themed trivia challenge or just impress someone spontaneously, here's the answer: Birds can live between four and 100 years, depending on the species. While it may win you trivia points, this answer may raise more...
