POIPU >> When a moli, or Laysan albatross, took its first flight from the hotel grounds of The Point at Poipu Kauai on July 9, Hob Osterlund was thrilled. “She was just over five months old,” said ...

This YouTube clip, released in 2019 as part of a BBC documentary narrated by Sir David Attenborough, is so heartbreaking that it reduced many viewers to tears. Many people expressed their distress on ...

At the age of 74, most of us are focused on being grandparents rather than new parents. This is not the case for 74-year-old mom Wisdom, the oldest known wild bird in the world to lay an egg. The egg ...

The oldest known banded wild bird is now the mother to yet another chick — in her 70s. Wisdom, a Laysan albatross sometimes called the “the queen of seabirds,” has a new chick, Friends of Midway Atoll ...

Wisdom is thriving in America — Wisdom the albatross, that is. The Laysan albatross is now at least 74 years old, and she recently laid an egg at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the ...

Midway Atoll resident biologist John Klavitter is not surprised when he finds plastic in the bellies of dead Laysan albatross chicks. Opening one chick's stomach with a bone, Klavitter finds lots of ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It’s a reality show about a loving couple waiting to welcome their new arrival, watched by thousands of ardent fans. But the stars of Royal Cam, now in its 10th season, ...

Nancy Caruso sat on an island in the North Pacific Ocean just inches from a Laysan albatross and watched as the large black-and-white sea bird with a 6.5-foot wingspan added grass to its nest to cover ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It’s a ...