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May 6, 2012

Astonishing picture from tiny Midway Atoll in the Pacific

Bill McKibben

Two researchers kneel in a wetland surrounded by thousands of albatross birds, holding signs about habitat conservation and wildlife protection in this seabird nesting colony.

Those are Laysan albatrosses in the background and the foreground, and their downy chicks. These are one of the most magnificent species on the planet. But their nesting grounds are subject to ever more flooding

Two researchers kneel in a wetland surrounded by thousands of albatross birds, holding signs about habitat conservation and wildlife protection in this seabird nesting colony.