People are familiar with animal rescues and Humane Societies that bring in dogs, cats, rabbits, and more. However, birds are not usually seen at these kinds of places, which is where Albatross Aviary ...

Salvin's albatross spend most of their lives flying and typically forage near New Zealand and Australia around their breeding ...

The Laysan albatross is a gull-like albatross that makes its home in the North Pacific, particularly the Hawaiian islands. Despite having a six-foot wingspan, its actually on the smaller side for an ...

Albatross birds are masters at soaring through the wind without flapping their wings. They can spend years over the ocean without touching land. (Image from Albatross documentary) If ever there was a ...

Wisdom is a Laysan albatross, known for being the world’s oldest living wild bird. She’s been tracked in the Pacific Ocean since the 1950s! At over 74 years old, Wisdom is far older than the average ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — In the Albatross Aviary, a nonprofit bird rescue, Gairen Tembruell works as somewhat of an underpaid babysitter— the Cesar Millan of abandoned birds. "Essentially, I run a ...

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 about a ...

This week on the broadcast, 60 Minutes takes viewers to Midway Atoll, a remote group of islands in the Pacific Ocean that sit roughly equidistant between North America and Asia. Although Midway is ...

For this elder albatross — and new mother — the name “Wisdom” is well-earned. At 75 years old (at least), she may be no spring chicken, but this Laysan albatross of the north Pacific has lived through ...

ANCHORAGE — Fishermen harvesting Pacific cod in the Bering Sea saw a rare sight over the past month: two short-tailed albatrosses, spotted on different days in different places. The bad news: The ...