Tag: grey-headed albatross

• Tuesday, January 29th 2019 - 21:40 UTC

  Chile Announces New Marine Protected Area

  

  Today Chile announced the creation of its newest marine protected area, the Diego Ramírez-Drake Passage Marine Park. Located in the Magallanes region, it is the southernmost park in the Americas and one of the last pristine areas in the world.

• Tuesday, January 14th 2014 - 13:12 UTC

  South Georgia grey-headed albatross added to the 'endangered species' list

  

  Encouraging and bad news for albatrosses: while the black-browed has been down-listed from 'near threatened' the grey-headed albatross is in rapid decline and considered “endangered” mainly because of fishing activities, reports the latest edition of the South Georgia Newsletter.