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Podcast: BirdNote Daily
Episode: Bruno & La Güera: An Albatross Love Story
Description: Isla Guadalupe off the Western coast of Mexico is famous for its massive colonies of petrels, shearwaters, and Laysan Albatrosses. Now, conservationists hope it can become a safe haven for Black-footed Albatrosses too – like Bruno and La Güera. In 2021, the pair were among a dozen Black-footed Albatross chicks flown from Hawai‘i’s Midway Atoll to Mexico by researchers with the non-profit Grupo de EcologÃa y Conservación de Islas. It’s part of a larger effort to establish a new Black-footed Albatross colony in Mexico as rising seas threaten their native breeding grounds. The budding romance between Bru...