Tori-shima (Izu Islands)
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Tori-shima 'Bird Island', or Izu-Torishima 'Bird Island of Izu Province' is an uninhabited Japanese island in the Pacific Ocean. The volcanic island is part of the Izu Islands.
Tori-shima, aerial photograph, 2001
Izu-Torishima Island seen from the west, 2002
Eruption of the island in 2002
Short-tailed albatross
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The short-tailed albatross or Steller's albatross is a large rare seabird from the North Pacific. Although related to the other North Pacific albatrosses, it also exhibits behavioural and morphologica
Tori-shima (Izu Islands)
…about 15 similar instances. The island was settled in Meiji period, with the primary economic activity being the gathering of guano from the abundant short-tailed albatross, who use the island as their nesting grounds. The short-tailed albatross were also harvested for their feathers. The key figure in albatross culling…
Short tailed Albatross 1
A chick just before it left the Hawaiian archipelago
One of several chicks translocated to Muko-jima Island, Japan