1. The wandering albatross is a feathered giant having the longest wingspan of any bird, at up to 3.5m (11ft)! 2. Albatrosses can travel at speeds of up to 140km/h. 3. They are so efficient in ...

But after a necessarily strict gear quarantine – important to protect the island's unique and untouched ecosystem ... the incredible Antipodean wandering albatross which have been foraging ...

their social nature combined with the rather striking patterns on their bodies make them one of the most exciting species to be found in the Antarctic marine ecosystem. Wandering albatross The ...

But each wandering albatross could potentially cover the ... and manage the marine ecosystem as a whole. As ocean sentinels, albatrosses have a unique ability to collect the data needed for ...

Unfortunately, these stunning creatures are not so stunning for local ecosystems ... If it wasn't clear from its name, the wandering albatross spends most of its life out on the open ocean.

At South Georgia, wandering albatrosses have declined since the 1970s, and are listed by the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) as one of nine global High-Priority ...