Antipodean wandering albatross satellite tracking and population study on Antipodes Island in 2021 and 2022

Citation
Walker K, Elliott G (2022) Antipodean wandering albatross satellite tracking and population study on Antipodes Island in 2021 and 2022. Albatross Research
Abstract

The Antipodean wandering albatross Diomedea antipodensis antipodensis has been in decline since 2005. The decline appears to be driven in large part by high female mortality, though reduced breeding success and increased recruitment age have exacerbated the problem. Research into the causes of and solutions to the falling numbers of Antipodean wandering albatrosses includes an annual visit to the breeding grounds on Antipodes Island, and this report describes the results of the field programme in the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 breeding seasons.