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Title	Short-tailed Albatross on its Nest
Alternative Title	Phoebastria albatrus
Contact	mailto:nctcimages@fws.gov
Creator	Gutowsky, Sarah
Description	The majestic short-tailed albatross, an endangered seabird, is the largest albatross in the North Pacific with a wing span of 7 to 7.5 feet and golden plumage on its heads and nape. Once thought to be the most abundant albatross species in the North Pacific with a population of over 5 million adults, these birds were hunted for feathers, and harmed in other ways, to near extinction. By the 20th century, only two colonies remained on remote islands in Japan. In 1939 their main breeding grounds on Torishima Island were buried under 30-90 feet of lava due to a volcanic eruption. Population numbers plummeted to 10 nesting pairs. Since then, conservation efforts have helped increase the population to approximately 2,400 birds.
FWS Resource Links	http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B00Y http://www.fws.gov/midway/
Subject	Birds Marine birds Endangered and/or Threatened species Islands Wildlife refuges
Location	Pacific Islands
FWS Site	MIDWAY ATOLL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Publisher	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Date of Original	2010-12
Type	Still Image
Format	JPG
Item ID	5229371265_751d2fa06f_b
Source	USFWS Pacific Region/Flickr
Rights	Public Domain
File Size	464370 Bytes
Height	768
Width	1024
Color Space	RGB
Full resolution	Volume237/5229371265_751d2fa06f_b.jpg http://digitalmedia.fws.gov/FullRes/natdiglib/Volume237/5229371265_751d2fa06f_b.jpg
Date created	2011-05-11
Date modified	2015-05-15