Author and seabird expert Peter Harrison will present a lecture on albatrosses this Sunday as a part of the Port Townsend ...

A fast spreading form of bird flu is devastating colonies where almost half of the world’s wandering albatrosses breed on a ...

Extraordinary NZers Kath Walker and Graeme Elliott and their conservation work.

Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms since it was first detected in North America in late 2021. But what has been ...

Rare footage of the black-footed albatrosses courtship dance showing the gracefulness of this amazingly large birds.

Average weight: 26 pounds Max weight: 35 pounds If it wasn't clear from its name, the wandering albatross spends most of its life out on the open ocean. They're not the heaviest bird by any means ...

Conservation rangers Sharyn Broni (left) and Colin Facer weigh an albatross on June 18, 2024, at Taiaroa Head, New Zealand. The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — It’s a reality show ...

In winter the birds decamp south as far as West Africa. To make this image, Wilkes and an assistant lugged his gear 122 steps uphill and set up near the ruins of a church about six feet from the ...

From oceans to mountains, these birds with massive wingspans expertly dominate the skies, flying great distances.

I worked on Bird Island research station, just off mainland South Georgia, for two and a half years as a zoologist, studying the albatross populations there. It was a real privilege to get to work ...

The two islands are uninhabited aside from researchers. The wandering albatross has the largest wing-span of any bird and they are famed for following ships. There are thought to about 25,000 of ...