This is the first-ever World Albatross Day, and we’re highlighting DOC’s high-tech research to better understand and protect threatened Salvin’s albatross. But studying them isn’t easy… Read the full blog post here: https://bit.ly/2YLRN77 This animation shows the satellite transmitter data from 5 Salvin’s albatross as they left the Bounty Islands and headed north to New Zealand then crossed the Pacific Ocean to South America. | Department of Conservation

🎄🎶 "The Twelve Critters of Christmas" 🎶🎄 Australia: meet the Snowy Albatross! Otherwise known as the Wandering Albatross, this incredible threatened species has the largest wingspan of any living bird, reaching nearly 3.5 meters across. That is almost the width of two cars!! The Snowy Albatross spends most of its life at sea throughout the Southern Ocean with young known to remain on the ocean for 5 to 10 years before returning to their island of birth to breed. This stunning bird mates for