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Albatross Listing Petition


Black-footed albatross and chick
Photo by US Fish & Wildlife Service

The black-footed albatross, decimated long ago by hunters, is now being threatened by longline fisheries. Earthjustice filed a petition to get the species protected under the Endangered Species Act. In October 2007, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found that listing the albatross may be warranted, and is now deliberating whether to do so.

Center for Biological Diversity
Turtle Island Restoration Network
Paul Achitoff


Last Updated: June 30, 2010
Case Number # 6388