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Day One of ‘World Albatross Week 2020’. Leigh Wolfaardt creates a special artwork in celebration
Georgias del Sur)* with her husband, Anton Wolfaardt (who Co-chairs ACAP’s Seabird Bycatch Working Group) brought her into contact with breeding Wandering Albatrosses on Albatross and Prion Islands. She tells ACAP Latest News that she has a particular...
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UPDATED Aves Argentinas and its Albatross Task Force work to support World Albatross Day in the face of COVID-19
yet started for the year. However, the work of ATF-Argentina is continuing from our homes; we continue to be in permanent contact with the ships and their crews through social networks to pass on updated information on the use of BSLs and to respond to...
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World Albatross Day 2020 poster by Owen Davey
and highlight the need to protect these majestic birds.” To enquire about obtaining a high-resolution print of the poster contact his website at https://owendavey.com/. With thanks to Michelle Risi for initiating the contact with Owen. Read more here....
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New legislation requires two bird-scaring lines for bottom trawlers in Uruguayan waters
Nacional de Medio Ambiente, Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente) - and ACAP National Contact Point - has recently informed ACAP of a new resolution aimed at reducing the mortality of seabirds in trawl fisheries in his...
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Advance party leaves Cape Town for Gough Island to eradicate its introduced mice – and save the Critically Endangered Tristan Albatross
is the person who first suggested to ACAP that it consider inaugurating a World Albatross Day, and she also made the contact that resulted in Owen Davey producing his poster free of charge. Appropriate, then, that she will be able to continue her lab...
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BirdLife International’s Chief Executive, Patricia Zurita supports World Albatross Day on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
for ‘WAD2020’. They are Australia, France, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain and the United Kingdom. ACAP will keep close contact with the BirdLife partnership over marking the very first World Albatross Day come 19 June. With thanks to Nina da Rocha,...
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Mexico’s Grupo de Ecología y Conservación de Islas supports World Albatross Day by helping conserve the most easterly-breeding Laysan Albatrosses
Party to the Agreement. However, delegates from Mexico have attended and contributed to past ACAP meetings as observers and contacts are maintained between the ACAP Secretariat and Mexican officials. With thanks to Federico Méndez-Sánchez, GECI...
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The United Kingdom’s Royal Society for the Protection of Birds joins other BirdLife national partners in supporting World Albatross Day 2020
ACAP Latest News has been using its contacts to reach out to BirdLife International partners in ACAP Parties to request support for this year’s inauguration of World Albatross Day (‘WAD2020’) on 19 June. Four national partners have so far responded...
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New Zealand’s WAD2020 Banner gets to Campbell Island – but does not come back
Kalinka and Graham Parker, and then will then travel with Paul Sagar to the Snares Islands in March. Kevin has also been in contact over his experience heading south: "The sight of an albatross cruising the high seas always makes me think of surfing and...
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Humane Society International Australia is a World Albatross Day supporter
with fisheries. With the close links already existing between ACAP and HSI Australia, ACAP Latest News has been in contact to gain support for the inauguration of World Albatross Day next year on 19 June. The day intends to increase awareness of the...