Save the albatross

Every year 100,000 albatrosses are killed by longline fishing. This carnage is having a devastating impact on albatross populations across the world.

Entire species of albatross are threatened with extinction as a direct result of longline fishing.

You can help save albatrosses from extinction. Visit the official Save the albatross website now and give your support.

Save stamps and save albatrosses

You can help us save albatrosses by sending us the used stamps from your post, which we can sell. More...

The problem - and the solutions

A longline fishing line can be 80 miles long and carry as many as 10,000 baited hooks - hooks that indiscriminately catch birds as well as fish. Find out what can be done to help save albatrosses from death on longline hooks... More...

The albatross - roaming the oceans without a pause

Albatrosses are among the largest flying birds, weighing up to 25 lbs. The largest species, the wandering albatross, has a wingspan of 11 feet, and can live for 50 years or more. More...

BBC Saving Planet Earth

The RSPB and BirdLife International are delighted that that donations to the BBC's Saving Planet Earth wildlife fund will benefit the Albatross Task Force. You can read more about the Task Force's work on the Save the Albatross website.