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Laysan Albatross flock (Diomedea immutabilis)
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Metadata
Title: Endangered Laysan Albatross Count at Midway Atoll NWR
Alternative Title: (none)
Creator: USFWS Photo
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildife Service
Contributor: NATIONAL CONSERVATION TRAINING CENTER-PUBLICATIONS AND TRAINING MATERIALS
Language: EN - ENGLISH
Rights: (public domain)
Audience: (general)
Subject: bird, birds, endangered species, FWS employee, Pacific Islands, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, resource management, volunteers
Description Abstract: Midway is one of the world's most spectacular wildlife experiences. Nearly two million birds call it home for much of each year, including the world's largest population of Laysan Albatrosses, or "gooney birds". Hawaiian monk seals, green sea turtles and spinner dolphins frequent Midway's crystal blue lagoon.Here Fish and Wildife Service staff and volunteers participate in the annual bird count on the refuge. For more information on Midway Atoll NWR visit http://midway.fws.gov
Date: May 28 2004 |