Killing Albatross

It is considered bad luck to kill an albatross, so how much bad luck to kill a species. We aren't only threatening one species but all species of Albatross. Albatross will go the same way as the dodo if we don't make our oceans a safe, clean and productive, place for them.

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We are creating a new look page for them which hi-lights their plight.

World Number	Common Name	Scientific Name	Status	Taxon Serial Number
3929	Wandering Albatross	Diomedea exulans	Vulnerable	TSN: 723282
	Antipodean Albatross	Diomedea (exulans) antipodensis	Vulnerable	TSN: 174525
	Tristan Albatross	Diomedea (exulans) dabbenena	Critically Endangered	TSN: 723281
3930	Amsterdam Island Albatross	Diomedea amsterdamensis	Critically Endangered	TSN: 723280
3931	Southern Royal Albatross	Diomedea epomophora	Vulnerable	TSN: 723277
	Northern Royal Albatross	Diomedea (epomorpha) sanfordi	Endangered	TSN: 723278
3932	Waved Albatross	Diomedea irrorata	Critically Endangered	TSN: 562021
3933	Short-tailed Albatross	Diomedea albatrus	Vulnerable	TSN: 554377
3934	Black-footed Albatross	Diomedea nigripes	Endangered	TSN: 554379
3935	Laysan Albatross	Diomedea immutabilis	Near Threatened	TSN: 554378
3936	Black-browed Albatross	Diomedea melanophris	Endangered	TSN: 723285
3937	Shy Albatross	Thalassarche cauta	Near Threatened	TSN: 554451
3938	Grey-headed Albatross	Diomedea chrysostoma	Vulnerable	TSN: 563381
3939	Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross	Diomedea chlororhynchos	Endangered	TSN: 554452
3940	Buller's Albatross	Diomedea bulleri	Near Threatened	TSN: 563380
3941	Sooty Albatross	Phoebetria fusca	Endangered	TSN: 174530
3942	Light-mantled Albatross	Phoebetria palpebrata	Near Threatened	TSN: 174530
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross	Thalassarche carteri	Endangered	TSN: 554452
	Chatham Albatross	Thalassarche eremita	Vulnerable	TSN: 723287
	Campbell Albatross	Thalassarche impavida	Vulnerable	TSN: 723284

There are links to Birdlife Int, please support their efforts to protect these and other species.  We must stop using the sea as a dumping ground, we must ban all long line fishing and we must protect there nest sites.