🔊 Sound—and we can't emphasize this enough—on. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service spotted this pair of endangered short-tailed albatross visiting Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge for the 9th straight nesting season! Affectionately named George and Geraldine, the lovebirds are "rarities at the atoll on the northwestern edge of the Hawaiian archipelago, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Laysan and black-footed albatross nests," according to USFWS. The seabird was listed as endangered in 2

1.4K views · 105 reactions | The Albatross Task Force (ATF) is a joint operation between the RSPB and BirdLife International to reduce albatross deaths on fishing longlines. Here is an update on the work of the ATF after 10 years collaborating with fisheries to save the albatross. | RSPB | Facebook

Did you know an albatross can soar for several hundred kilometres without flapping its wings? This legendary bird has inspired the #AlbatrossOne – our remote-controlled aircraft demonstrator that is the first aircraft to trial in-flight, freely flapping wing-tips, which could help reduce drag and fuel burn. fly.airbus.com/IntroducingAlbatrossOne | Airbus