The Consrtvation Status is always according to the newes assessment by the IUCN (IUCN Redlist)
English-Amsterdam Albatross (Diomedea amsterdamensis)
Conservation Category:
Critically endangered, trend decreasing
Threats:
Degradation of breeding site due to cattle introduction
Garbage in the Ocean
Introduced predators such as cats
By-catch
Spread of diseases
Did you know?
There is disagreement among scientist about the number of
Albatross species
Learn more about Polar Bears:
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Albatross
Figure: Albatross hatchling with father
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Orthographic_projection_centred_over_Ile_Amsterdam.png
Distribution of the Nesting Sites of the Amsterdam Albatross. They only breed on the Amsterdam Island (center of the map)
Garbage Patch:
More and more litter is being dumped into the oceans. With the ocean currents, all that garbage gets concentrated at specific locations in the Sea. One of the most famous ones is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which extends over about 10 million square kilometers.
Some animals eat that plastic and suffocate or can't eat anything else anmore because their stomachs are full. Most of these individuals die.
Figure: Garbage swimming in the ocean.
Source: http://week.divebums.com/2007/Apr09-2007/index.html
Figure: Skeleton of a Sea Bird that has a lot of trash inside its stomach
Copyright December 2014; Olivia Lucie Meier, Sharkworld.