the Laysan albatross chicks that we’re raising they have a lot of personality
raising they have a lot of personality
raising they have a lot of personality when you first look at him you wouldn’t
when you first look at him you wouldn’t
when you first look at him you wouldn’t realize that how much of variation there
realize that how much of variation there
realize that how much of variation there is among different birds but there
is among different birds but there
is among different birds but there really is a feisty one aren’t you yeah
really is a feisty one aren’t you yeah
really is a feisty one aren’t you yeah he’s got lots of energy be like him five
he’s got lots of energy be like him five
he’s got lots of energy be like him five is next oh hey buddy this woman is a I
is next oh hey buddy this woman is a I
is next oh hey buddy this woman is a I know buddy you’ll be pretty when you
know buddy you’ll be pretty when you
know buddy you’ll be pretty when you grow up I promise
grow up I promise
grow up I promise 33 there are more than a million of them
33 there are more than a million of them
33 there are more than a million of them worldwide but about 98% of them nests in
worldwide but about 98% of them nests in
worldwide but about 98% of them nests in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands most
the northwestern Hawaiian Islands most
the northwestern Hawaiian Islands most of which have an a maximum elevation of
of which have an a maximum elevation of
of which have an a maximum elevation of about 2 or 3 meters in 2011 the tsunami
about 2 or 3 meters in 2011 the tsunami
about 2 or 3 meters in 2011 the tsunami from Japan wiped out tens of thousands
from Japan wiped out tens of thousands
from Japan wiped out tens of thousands of nests and even before that in the
of nests and even before that in the
of nests and even before that in the same year there was a high wave event
same year there was a high wave event
same year there was a high wave event that wiped out tens of thousands more
that wiped out tens of thousands more
that wiped out tens of thousands more most people are not aware of that and
most people are not aware of that and
most people are not aware of that and that’s expected to happen with
that’s expected to happen with
that’s expected to happen with increasing frequency the islands that
increasing frequency the islands that
increasing frequency the islands that most things Boar’s nest on may not be
most things Boar’s nest on may not be
most things Boar’s nest on may not be here that much longer one way to combat
here that much longer one way to combat
here that much longer one way to combat that is to try to create new colonies on
that is to try to create new colonies on
that is to try to create new colonies on higher Islands we’re trying to create a
higher Islands we’re trying to create a
higher Islands we’re trying to create a new colony in the North Shore of Oahu by
new colony in the North Shore of Oahu by
new colony in the North Shore of Oahu by moving eggs from kawaii where they come
moving eggs from kawaii where they come
moving eggs from kawaii where they come from a military base where they nest
from a military base where they nest
from a military base where they nest next to an active runway and they’re an
next to an active runway and they’re an
next to an active runway and they’re an air strike hazard with the aircraft so
air strike hazard with the aircraft so
air strike hazard with the aircraft so we take those eggs move them to Oahu we
we take those eggs move them to Oahu we
we take those eggs move them to Oahu we place them temporarily in foster nest
place them temporarily in foster nest
place them temporarily in foster nest and then once the chicks hatch we move
and then once the chicks hatch we move
and then once the chicks hatch we move them to the refuge and raising them by
them to the refuge and raising them by
them to the refuge and raising them by hand for five months but the hope is
hand for five months but the hope is
hand for five months but the hope is that they will then imprint on that site
that they will then imprint on that site
that they will then imprint on that site and then when they’re adults themselves
and then when they’re adults themselves
and then when they’re adults themselves in a few years return to that site and
in a few years return to that site and
in a few years return to that site and begin nesting there
it’s gonna take a long time but I like
it’s gonna take a long time but I like to think about the fact that 10 15 years
to think about the fact that 10 15 years
to think about the fact that 10 15 years from now we’ll have an albatross
from now we’ll have an albatross
from now we’ll have an albatross population based on what we’re doing now
population based on what we’re doing now
population based on what we’re doing now and I think that’s really special
and I think that’s really special
and I think that’s really special because that’s gonna be a population
because that’s gonna be a population
because that’s gonna be a population that’s well above sea level rise for a
that’s well above sea level rise for a
that’s well above sea level rise for a long time when we start losing the land
long time when we start losing the land
long time when we start losing the land on the northwestern
on the northwestern
on the northwestern ion’s you’re doing something now or
ion’s you’re doing something now or
ion’s you’re doing something now or getting ahead of the game a lot of
getting ahead of the game a lot of
getting ahead of the game a lot of conservation worked has to be
conservation worked has to be
conservation worked has to be reactionary in nature people identify a
reactionary in nature people identify a
reactionary in nature people identify a problem or a threat and try to do
problem or a threat and try to do
problem or a threat and try to do something about it and that’s
something about it and that’s
something about it and that’s understandable and in most cases that’s
understandable and in most cases that’s
understandable and in most cases that’s that’s required but there are some
that’s required but there are some
that’s required but there are some threats that we know about already we
threats that we know about already we
threats that we know about already we know it’s going to be a problem and I
know it’s going to be a problem and I
know it’s going to be a problem and I think it’s important to try to be
think it’s important to try to be
think it’s important to try to be proactive about trying to address some
proactive about trying to address some
proactive about trying to address some of these threats before it’s an
of these threats before it’s an
of these threats before it’s an emergency
people come in from the five boroughs
people come in from the five boroughs they come in with a bird in hand and
they come in with a bird in hand and
they come in with a bird in hand and they’ve gone to a great deal of trouble
they’ve gone to a great deal of trouble
they’ve gone to a great deal of trouble to find us would they take off half the
to find us would they take off half the
to find us would they take off half the day to rescue this bird
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