ACAP releases a Species Infographic for the Chatham Albatross, the 22nd in the series

 The latest ACAP Species Infographic released today, the 22nd to be produced in the 31-species series, is for the Vulnerable Chatham Albatross Thalassarche eremita.  The species breeds only on The Pyramid, a spectacular rocky stack off New Zealand’s Chatham Islands.  The new infographic has been sponsored by the New Zealand Department of Conservation with support from the Chatham Islands Landscape Restoration Trust.

It is the 18th albatross infographic to be produced, leaving just four albatrosses to go.  It is also being produced in the official ACAP languages of French and Spanish.  These two versions are expected to be released soon.

"Guardians of the Pyramid: The Chatham Albatross” by Anju Rajesh of Artists & Biologists Unite for Nature (ABUN) for World Albatross Day, 19 June 2026 and its theme of “Habitat Restoration”

The ACAP Species Infographic series has been designed to help inform the public, including school learners, of the threats faced by albatrosses and petrels and what is being and can be done to combat them.  They serve to complement the more detailed and referenced ACAP Species Assessments, the concise and illustrated ACAP Species Summaries and the ACAP Photo Essay series.  English and (for some) Portuguese language versions of the infographics produced to date are available to download here.  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.

The 22 infographics produced to date may be freely downloaded at a high resolution to allow for printing professionally in two poster sizes (approximately A2 and A3).  Please note they are only being made available for personal use or when engaging in activities that will aid in drawing attention to the conservation crisis faced by the world’s albatrosses and petrels – when ACAP will be pleased to receive a mention.  They should not be used for personal gain.

It is intended to produce one more ACAP Species Infographics in the first half of this year in support of World Albatross Day on 19 June (“WAD2026”).  It will be for the Endangered Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos, endemic to the Tristan da Cunha islands, part of the United Kingdom Overseas Territory of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic.

The ACAP Species Infographics are all created by Thai illustrator Namasri ‘Namo’ Niumim from Bangkok.  Namo is a graduate of the School of Architecture and Design, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Design.

With thanks to Mike Bell, David Boyle, Johannes Fischer, Jess MacKenzie and Chris Robertson for their valued help.

John Cooper, Emeritus Information Officer, Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, 14 April 2026