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

This is the first-ever World Albatross Day, and we’re highlighting DOC’s high-tech research to better understand and protect threatened Salvin’s albatross. But studying them isn’t easy… Read the full blog post here: https://bit.ly/2YLRN77 This animation shows the satellite transmitter data from 5 Salvin’s albatross as they left the Bounty Islands and headed north to New Zealand then crossed the Pacific Ocean to South America. | Department of Conservation

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

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