The
Rakiura Sooty Shearwater Restoration in New Zealand
Public announcement of the inclusion of this project in the
Final Restoration Plan created to restore natural resources
injured in the 1998 Command Oil Spill has been released.
Exploring
Albatross Movements - Funding awarded from National Fish
and Wildlife Foundation and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
to evalutate the significance of oceanographic habitats and
existing protection for post-breeding Black-footed Albatrosses
Sooty Shearwaters are the "endless summer"
birds, migrating between southern hemisphere nesting areas, where they
are called Titi, and northern hemisphere feeding grounds in California.
A small 54 gram satellite transmitter was attached to
Francisco's back feathers on July 26th in Cordell Bank National Marine
Sanctuary, off the coast of central California. Francisco's movements
are updated daily and he/she can be "adopted" through seaturtle
dot org.
* The Signals of Spring program and the Cordell
Bank National Marine Sanctuary education program will use data from
Albatross tracked in 2004 to develop and launch an integrated program
in 2005 to engage youth and teach the value of protecting offshore habitats.
* Albatross, being charismatic and large, can bridge the distance for
students who may never visit Cordell Bank. Threats to Black-footed Albatross
- plastics, contaminants, and fishing practices - are global issues
affecting many species and all oceans.
"The 'you-are-there' immediacy of the narrative (the swells of
the rough sea are particularly evocative) and the clear and colorful
water-color-and-gouache landscapes and drawings of birds form an appealing
travelogue that is as exciting as it is informative."