WAD 2021 Posters

Courtesy of the Albatross Task Force

Introduction

Following on from last year’s World Albatross Day theme of “Eradicating Island Pests”, ACAP’s chosen theme for 2021 is “Ensuring Albatross-friendly Fisheries”.  The large number of albatrosses and petrels killed by fisheries was the main driving force for the establishment of ACAP two decades ago and addressing this continuing conservation problem remains an important part of ACAP’s ongoing work.  In support of World Albatross Day ACAP intends to highlight one or more of the 22 albatross species each year with posters and other artworks. 

The featured species chosen for 2021 are the two most threatened albatrosses, both categorized by IUCN as Critically Endangered (defined as facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild).  They are the Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena of the United Kingdom’s Gough and Inaccessible Islands and the Waved Albatross Phoebastria irrorata of Ecuador’s Islas Española and  de la Plata.  The 24 high-quality posters depicted here of these two species were designed by Michelle Risi.  They have also been produced with French, Portuguese and Spanish texts.  They can be freely downloaded and shared but ACAP requests it be acknowledged in their use for conservation purposes.  They should not be used for financial gain.

With thanks to Laurie Smaglick Johnson and Michelle Risi.

English Posters

Critically Endangered Tristan Albatross and chick, Gough Island, United Kingdom; photograph by Michelle Risi

Critically Endangered Tristan Albatross pair, Gonydale, Gough Island, United Kingdom; photograph by Michelle Risi

Displaying Critically Endangered Tristan Albatrosses, Gonydale, Gough Island, United Kingdom; photograph by Michelle Risi

 Critically Endangered Waved Albatrosses preening, Isla Española, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador; photograph by Laurie Smaglick Johnson

Critically Endangered Waved Albatrosses, Isla Española, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador; photograph by Laurie Smaglick Johnson

Critically Endangered Waved Albatrosses display, Isla Española, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador; photograph by Laurie Smaglick Johnson

 French Posters

Albatros de Tristan et poussin, En danger critique d’extinction, Gough Island, United Kingdom; photograph by Michelle Risi

Albatros des Galapagos, En danger critique d’extinction, île Española, îles Galápagos, Ecuador; photograph by Laurie Smaglick Johnson

 Portuguese Posters

Albatroz-de-tristão e seu filhote, espécie criticamente ameaçada, ilhas Gough, United Kingdom; photograph by Michelle Risi

Albratrozes-das-galápagos, espécie criticamente ameaçada,  Ilha Española, Galápagos, Equador; photograph by Laurie Smaglick Johnson

Spanish Posters

Albatros de Tristán y polluelo, En Peligro Crítico, Gough Island, United Kingdom; photograph by  Michelle Risi

Albatros de Galápagos, En Peligro Crítico, Isla Española, Islas Galápagos, Ecuador; photograph by Laurie Smaglick Johnson

Last updated 28 January 2021