Short-tailed albatross are the most endangered of the three North Pacific albatross species, and most of the world’s population of 4,200 nest on islands off Japan.

For this elder albatross — and new mother — the name “Wisdom” is well-earned. At 75 years old (at least), she may be no spring chicken, but this Laysan albatross of the north Pacific has ...

On an island nestled away in the North Pacific Ocean, ... A Laysan albatross known as Wisdom -- at least 63 years old -- rears a chick on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.

Across borders: External factors and prior behaviour influence North Pacific albatross associations with fishing vessels. Journal of Applied Ecology, 2021; DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13849; ...

Call it the case of the stowaway seabird. A man driving through Los Angeles was alerted Friday to an enormous bird that had hitched a ride in the back of his pickup truck. With its white body ...

Wisdom is estimated to be at least 72 years old, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Columbia Pacific Northwest, making her the “world’s oldest known wild bird.” ...