#albatross
Wisdom, World’s Oldest Known, Banded Bird, Returns to Midway Atoll
At least 69 years old, biologists have confirmed that Wisdom has laid an egg and has joined her mate in taking turns to incubate it.
New Albatross Chicks Hatch on Midway Atoll
Midway Atoll is the only place on Earth where Layasan, Black-footed, and endangered short-tailed albatross chicks live side by side, according to staff at the islandʻs Midway Atoll Refuge and Memorial. This year, two new chicks are joining the flock. Wisdom, a 68-year-old Laysan albatross, hatched a new chick just this week. According to refuge […]
Mice Attacks on Albatross Prompt Proposed Removal From Midway
Biologists do not yet know what triggered the mice to begin preying on the albatross. The US Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to remove the invasive …
Ka‘ena Point Albatross Colony Gets Eggs for Christmas
At the Ka‘ena Point Natural Area Reserve, 21 sets of Laysan Albatross parents are now sharing familial responsibilities, by trying to hatch-out adopted eggs.
Jail Time Ordered in Albatross Killing
A college student who was among a group of individuals convicted of killing albatross birds in the Kaʻena Point NAR on Oʻahu, was sentenced to 45 days in jail.
State Investigating Dead, Missing Albatross at Kaʻena Point
A completed nest inventory yesterday revealed that there were a total of 15 nests that were destroyed with either smashed, dead, or missing eggs. Of these nests, 12 of the attending adults are missing and bodies of three adult birds were found. Seabird monitoring cameras and sound equipment are also missing with a replacement value of $3,100.
