Extinction loomed for the
Endangered Antipodes Island Wandering Albatross, but luckily conservationists
have taken action.
The Endangered
Antipodes Island Wandering Albatross will be functionally
extinct (meaning that mating pair numbers will be so low there is no chance of
their species survival) in the next 20 years if the population continues to
decline. This rare bird breeds almost exclusively on the remote,
subantarctic Antipodes
Island in New Zealand, and in the last 13 years the population
has experienced massive declines due to high mortality of females and reduced
breeding success. If the current rate of decline continues, fewer than 500
pairs will remain within 20 years, but thanks to recent conservation efforts
there is hope for these rare birds.
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