#Laysan Albatross
Nearly 32 tons of marine debris removed from Kuaihelani, also known as Midway Atoll
The atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is home to more than 70 endangered Hawaiian monk seals and also serves as the nesting grounds for the world’s largest colony of mōlī, or Laysan Albatross, and nearly 2 million birds of 19 different species, including the world’s most endangered duck, the Laysan duck.
Pigs destroy 62 albatross eggs at Kaua’i refuge nesting sites
A Laysan Albatross was rescued at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge on Kaua’i in what experts believe was due to a pig destroying her egg and causing yoke to get on her feathers.