A previous study in Svalbard found that 22.5 percent of northern fulmars had more than 0.1 grams of plastic in their stomachs (Trevail et al. 2015). Photo: Julia Hager Microplastics in the intestines of seabirds have another significant impact in addition to negative...
The spoon-billed sandpiper is a migratory bird that breeds in Chukotka and Kamchatka. With only about 250 mature birds left, it is critically endangered. Photo: Alexander Lees We are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction – scientists agree on this in view of...
The flightless Falkland steamer duck occurs exclusively in the Falkland Islands, but here it is found almost everywhere on shallow, sheltered stretches of coastline. Photo: Julia Hager The Falkland Islands are a small jewel with their numerous different, almost...
Long-tailed jaegers breed throughout the Arctic in the dry tundra far from the coast during the boreal summer. On their migrations, they visit the hotspot in the North Atlantic. Photo: Dr. Michael Wenger A comprehensive study involving 79 scientists from around the...
Black-browed albatrosses, like all albatrosses, are enduring long-distance flyers that can glide over the oceans for hours without a flap of their wings – usually only in the Southern Hemisphere. Photo: Julia Hager The rocky coasts of Great Britain are known...