Wandering Albatross

Wandering Albatrosses spend their entire lives in the air, and this is decisively true of all albatrosses. They would never land at all if they didn't have the built in need to spread their genes to future generations. Every two years they have a rendezvous with their mates (they mate for life) and start the circle of life over again. The process of rearing their young is an entire year long procedure from incubating to fledgling--suddenly the birds are free again to live in the air and feast on fish that are solely for their own consumption.

The Wandering Albatross has the largest wing span of the entire bird world, which ranges up to an average of 11 feet, but can exceed 13 feet. I try to picture two men who are six foot tall turning into one bird, and suddenly they could soar among the Wandering Albatrosses--their size would not be amiss and would fit in perfectly.

In my opinion, albatrosses are the most unique and beautiful birds of the world, but they are in real danger of being eradicated. One day our grandchildren will be taught that the world once held such wonders as the dodo bird, the passenger pigeon, and the albatross.
They can live over sixty years--though they have an enemy of commercial fisherman, who put out hooks that can drag for miles behind their boats. The birds get entangled or hooked when trying to fish, and an albatross dies every five minutes(that's what the reports say) from this need for greed.

There must be a better way for fishermen to fish that will not endanger so many animals, and why aren't there laws in place to protect our bird life.I don't lift my finger to make sure they are protected and I'm sure many people reading this aren't working for their preservation either.
I'll never understand the species called humans and I never will.

This is a link that tell more about the bird and how to help. There is a picture on the site of a hooked albatross--this is so sad that I can hardly think about it. Please read.

http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/albatross/

http://www.environmentalaction.net/aa_albatross.htm