They start as a downy ball of fluff on a remote New Zealand island. Then they fledge across the Pacific. Only a handful have ever been found again.

It reveals increased conservation efforts are required in order to secure a sustainable future for albatrosses and large petrels. The Fifth International Conference on the Biology and Conservation ...

Once found across the North Island and near Nelson, the species has dwindled to a colony of about 5000 breeding pairs here on Aotea/Great Barrier Island, and a smaller colony on Hauturu/Little ...

But it was rediscovered in 1963, when researchers identified 13 breeding colonies in the high mountains of Hispaniola. Recent studies have tracked black-capped petrels from the coasts of Colombia and ...