Salvin’s Albatross or mollymawk, Southern Ocean, Thalassarche salvini

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Salvin’s Albatross or mollymawk, Southern Ocean, Thalassarche salvini near the coast of New Zealand. Listed as “vulnerable” by the World Conservation Union.

Seen from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza, en route to Antarctica to intercept the Japanese whaling fleet: Blog here »

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