March 16, 2004
The Pirates of Extinction: 100,000 albatross killed by illegal fishing
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds says 19 of 21 species of Albatross are headed for extinction if nothing is done to curtail their losses to illegal fishing techniques.
By the way, Dr. Carl Safina, author of "The Eye of the Albatross," which last year was honored as the best book for communicating science by the National Academies of Science, Medicine, and Engineering, will be attending our Hollywood Ocean Night on March 22.
(Photo credits: Graham Robertson / Australian Antarctic Division)
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