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In support of last year’s World Albatross Day on 19 June ACAP released three infographics for the Critically Endangered Tristan Diomedea dabbenena and Waved Phoebastria irrorata Albatrosses and for the Vulnerable Wandering Albatross D. exulans (click here). All three infographics were designed and illustrated by Namasri ‘Namo’ Niumim.
The vision of ACAP is, in time, to produce infographics for all 31 ACAP-listed species; efforts are currently being directed at producing infographics for the 22 species of albatrosses, primarily in support of future World Albatross Days. The fourth in the series, again illustrated by Namo Niumim, is of the globally Endangered and Nationally Critical Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis. This species, endemic to New Zealand, is co-published by that country’s Department of Conservation, which has covered the costs of its production.
French and Spanish versions of the new ‘namographic’ have now been produced to complement the English version. French and Spanish versions can be found in their respective language menus for the website under, Infographies sur les espèces and Infographía sobres las especies. High-quality versions suitable for downloading and printing as either A3 or A2 posters in all three ACAP languages will soon be freely available on this website.
It is intended to produce four more albatross infographics next year in conjunction with World Albatross Day on 19 June. Those for the Endangered Grey-headed Thalassarche chrysostoma and Near Threatened Shy T. cauta Albatrosses will be sponsored by the Australian Antarctic Division. Infographics for the Near Threatened Black-footed Phoebastria nigripes and Near Threatened Laysan P. immutabilis Albatrosses will be co-published with the Hawaiian environmental NGO, Pacific Rim Conservation.
With thanks to Namasri Niumim for her artistic work, to Ian Angus, Igor Debski and Johannes Fischer of the New Zealand Department of Conservation, and to ‘Pep’ Arcos, Karine Delord and Federico Alfonso Méndez Sánchez for their valued help checking texts.
John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 17 November 2021