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Eroding Bird Islet threatens seabirds at Tubbataha

Dec 21, 2016 - 10:37 AM

The Tubbataha Management Office says the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park is home to no less than 100 species of birds It serves as the main rookery and breeding ground of these birds

Oldest known seabird lays an egg at 66

Dec 11, 2016 - 5:55 PM

The Laysan albatross known as Wisdom is incubating an egg once again

This November 21, 2015 handout photo provided by the US Fish and Wildlife Service(USFWS) shows Wisdom(L), the world's oldest known banded bird in the wild, with her mate on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge/Battle of Midway National Memorial. The world's oldest living tracked bird has been spotted back on American soil where she is expected to lay an egg at the ripe old age of 64. Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, was seen at the Midway Atoll national wildlife refuge with a mate at the weekend following a year’s absence. She was first tagged in 1956 and has raised at least 36 chicks since then. AFP PHOTO / HANDOUT / US FISH NAD WILDLIFE SERVICE / KIAH WALKER == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: "AFP PHOTO / HANDOUT / US FISH NAD WILDLIFE SERVICE / KIAH WALKER "/ NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS == / AFP PHOTO / USFWS / KIAH WALKER