The latest
The latest news on the campaign plus news on Albatross Task Force and developments in albatross conservation.
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14 December 2006
Stamp out albatross slaughter this Christmas, says RSPB
Help stamp out albatross slaughter during the season of goodwill - that's the festive plea from the RSPB, which is launching an appeal to raise funds to protect these fantastic birds by asking people to send in their stamps from their festive post.
1 December 2006
Albatross deaths prompt action from New Zealand
The New Zealand government is considering imposing a temporary ban on surface long-line fishing at the Kermadec Islands after a fishing vessel was reported to have killed 51 albatrosses in a single trip.
27 November 2006
Prince of Wales makes a call to save the albatross
In an exclusive interview for TVE's Earth Report series, HRH The Prince of Wales made a passionate call for a worldwide effort to save the world's endangered albatrosses from extinction.
13 November 2006
UK steps up its commitment to conserve albatrosses and petrels on the brink of extinction
The UK Government announced on 13 November that it will be providing additional total funding of £65,000 to deliver projects that will promote the conservation of seriously endangered species of albatrosses and petrels.
31 October 2006
Stamp of approval for Save the Albatross campaign
You can now buy a new set of stamps featuring albatrosses and Dame Ellen MacArthur, issued by the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
28 September 2006
UK should do more to help the world's albatrosses
One third of the world's albatrosses nest on three of the UK's Oversees Territories (Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Tristan da Cunha) in the South Atlantic, but numbers in this region are dwindling in this region faster than anywhere else.
14 September 2006
Londoners hooked by albatrosses on the Tube
Up to three million passengers travelling on the London Underground each day have been 'hooked' by an advertising campaign to raise awareness of the albatross slaughter around the world.
25 July 2006
'It's a challenge for me and I like it... I love it!'
Most of the residents from the Ocean View Centre in Cape Town have never seen an albatross, but that doesn’t stop them from working on a project designed to save these majestic birds.
15 June 2006
Chile and Argentina ratify agreement
Albatrosses off the coasts of South America should enjoy a more secure future, following an announcement that Argentina and Chile have backed a major agreement to conserve these iconic seabirds.
5 June 2006
New research reveals alarming albatross decline
New research from South Georgia reveals that three species of albatross nesting there have declined at an alarming rate over the past 30 years and could face extinction.
26 May 2006
The Volvo Ocean Race arrives in the UK
The RSPB is in Portsmouth this week to raise awareness of the campaign to the hundreds of thousands of vistors to the Volvo Ocean Race village.
18 May 2006
Albie's on the road!
Somewhere in Portsmouth, England there is a rare bird out on the streets, determined to bring the plight of his species to the nation’s attention. He goes by the name of Albie the Albatross.
12 May 2006
Albatrosses in the US
The yachts on the Volvo Ocean Race have just left New York and are now heading for Portsmouth – due to arrive on 19 May.
28 April 2006
Albatrosses in the Atlantic
With the Volvo Ocean Race back firmly in the northern hemisphere, all of the albatrosses are behind them… or are they?
21 April 2006
North Pacific albatrosses
Albatrosses are often thought of as exclusively southern hemisphere birds, but there are three species which breed only in the northern hemisphere. These all live in the Pacific, mostly around Hawaii and Japan.
13 April 2006
Easter eggs for albatrosses
Of the 21 species of albatrosses, only one will have eggs at Easter - it's the only tropical albatross and can be seen both north and south of the Equator!
2 April 2006
Fishing fleets drowning Falkland Island albatrosses
The latest albatross survey of the Falkland Islands has revealed that over the last 10 years, the islands' population of black-browed albatross has declined by 68,584 pairs - more than 18 pairs every day.
Flying the flag for albatrosses in Rio
Our Brazilian BirdLife partners, 'SAVE Brasil' and 'Projeto Albatroz', joined the Volvo Ocean Race in Rio de Janeiro last weekend to welcome home the local boat, Brasil 1.
Seabird spectacle at risk
Recent surveys have shown that one of the world’s spectacular seabirds is at risk while it feeds in waters off the coast of Brazil. The rare spectacled petrel breeds only on Inaccessible Island, part of the Tristan da Cunha group of islands in the South Atlantic, which is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
International albatross conservationists meet
Dozens of seabird conservation experts from around the world have been meeting in the Falkland Islands this week to coordinate actions to help save albatrosses and petrels.
Brazilian fish frenzy for albatrosses – and fishermen
When you think of Brazil and birds, you probably think of rainforests and brightly-coloured parrots.
Legs 2, 3 and 4 – Quotes from the Boats
The yachtsmen in the Volvo Ocean Race are recording sightings of seabirds and other marine life.
Six of the best sign up for albatross campaign
Six of the best ocean racing sailors in the world, representing six nations, took time out during their brief stopover in New Zealand to pledge their support for the campaign.
New Zealand: albatross capital of the world
New Zealand, with 11 species of albatross, is the global capital for these birds. The Volvo Ocean Race crews have just arrived in Wellington...
New protection for endangered albatrosses
Two species of albatrosses have gained new protection with the introduction of new regulations for some of the UK's most remote South Atlantic islands.
South American seabird coordinator appointed
BirdLife International has appointed a South American Global Seabird Programme coordinator who will be based in the offices of Aves Argentina, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Personal plea by Sir David Attenborough
The Save the Albatross Campaign has been given a boost by a personal plea from Sir David Attenborough, who helped to launch the campaign last year.
Australia aids albatrosses
Australia has been playing a leading role in the conservation of the world's albatrosses for many years - not surprising, as it is home to many thousands of these magnificent seabirds.
Europe's secret albatrosses
It is a little-known fact that the European Union is home to more breeding albatrosses than any other country in the world. More than a third of the world’s albatrosses breed on islands which form part of the overseas territories belonging to France and the UK.
SECOND LEG: QUOTES FROM THE BOATS
The yachts left Cape Town, South Africa, on 2 January on the second leg of the Race, bound for Melbourne, Australia. The course takes them past the Prince Edward Islands, Crozet, Kerguelen and Amsterdam Islands, all with important albatross colonies.
Volvo Ocean Race heads towards albatross hotspots
The seven yachts in the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race have now set sail for Australia, on a journey that will take them through some of the world’s greatest albatross hotspots.
‘I give all my support to educating the world's fishermen to enable them to go about their business without critically endangering the many albatross species which fly above our oceans.’
Jeremy Irons - Actor
