ACAP releases an infographic for the Northern Royal Albatross in support of this year’s World Albatross Day on 19 June

 
NOTE:  This is article #3 of 'WADWEEK2023'.  Follow them all until World Albatross Day on 19 June.

A new infographic in the ACAP Species series has been produced for the globally Endangered and Nationally Vulnerable Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi. The latest infographic has been sponsored by New Zealand’s Department of Conservation (DOC) and joins infographics previously produced for 11 albatross species. Along with three other albatross species, the Northern Royal Albatross has been chosen to feature World Albatross Day on 19 June this year with its theme of “Plastic Pollution”.

The infographic has been produced in the three ACAP official languages of English, French and Spanish. The ACAP Species Infographic series has been designed to help inform the general public, including school learners, of the threats faced by albatrosses and what is being and can be done to combat them. They serve to complement the more detailed and referenced ACAP Species Assessments, the concise and illustrated ACAP Species Summaries and the ACAP Photo Essay series.

All the 12 infographics produced to date may be freely downloaded at a high resolution to allow for printing professionally in two poster sizes (approximately A2 and A3). Please note they are only being made available for personal use or when engaging in activities that will aid in drawing attention to the conservation crisis faced by the world’s albatrosses and petrels – when ACAP will be pleased to receive a mention. They should not be used for personal gain.

English and Portuguese language versions of infographics are available to download here, whilst French and Spanish versions can be found in their respective language menus for the website under, Infographies sur les espèces and Infographía sobres las especies.

The ACAP Species Infographics have all been created by Thai illustrator Namasri ‘Namo’ Niumim from Bangkok. Namo is a graduate of the School of Architecture and Design, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Design. With thanks to ‘Pep’ Arcos, Karine Delord, Johannes Fischer and Chris Robertson for their help with the texts.

John Cooper, Emeritus Information Officer, Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, 15 June 2023