The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and BirdLife International have joined together to create the Save the Albatross initiative that focuses on albatross protection and conservation. Their aim is to address the problem posed by longline fishing:

"100,000 albatrosses die each year on fishing hooks. They are being killed in such vast numbers that they can't breed fast enough to keep up. This is putting them in real danger of extinction." —From the Save the Albatross website

Find out more:

• Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) (A&W Profile)
• Donate to 'Save the Albatross' (Save the Ablatross)
• Campaign Progress (Save the Ablatross)
• The Problems Facing Albatross Populations (Save the Ablatross)
• The Solutions to Albatross Threats (Save the Ablatross)

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