POIPU >> When a moli, or Laysan albatross, took its first flight from the hotel grounds of The Point at Poipu Kauai on July 9, Hob Osterlund was thrilled.

Like other Laysan albatross, officials said, Wisdom returns to the same nesting site at Midway each year to reunite with her mate and potentially lay an egg. Wisdom is identified by her leg band ...

Midway Atoll is home to more than 70 percent of the world’s Laysan albatross population, according to wildlife officials. The birds feed on surface fish, squid and other prey -- but have also ...

Wisdom the Laysan albatross, on left, with a band on her leg, is reportedly the world's oldest known wild bird. She was spotted recently taking part in mating dances and courtship rituals with ...

Hob now cares for birds, Laysan Albatross or Moli, because they saved her. “My mother died from breast cancer when I was 10-years-old and like all children really, that age I thought it was my ...

Wisdom, the Laysan albatross, stands at right with red leg tag next to her new partner as they admire their recently laid egg at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Nov. 27, 2024 in Honolulu.

Using drone imagery, New Zealand researchers are evaluating a deep learning model called BirdDetector, as it analyzes ...

Wisdom, the legendary Laysan albatross or mōlī, stands at center over her recently laid egg with other seabirds around the ground nest on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Wednesday, Nov ...

Jan. 19—Several environmental groups are calling for a federal investigation into the killing of a Laysan albatross on Oahu's North Shore. The female Laysan albatross, known as Ho'okipa, was ...

Wisdom the Laysan albatross has done it again. The world’s oldest known banded wild bird hatched a new chick on Monday at Midway Atoll, wildlife officials announced today.

ON THE FACE of things, the Laysan albatross is doing fairly well. Its population is estimated at around 1.6m, and may be growing. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN ...

The Laysan albatross is believed to be about 72 years old. Jon Plissner/USFWS / SWNS “She was still actively courting other birds in March,” Plissner told the US Fish and Wildlife Service.