Short-Tailed Albatross Recovery: How Decoys Brought Japan's Largest Seabird Back From Near-Extinction
Declared extinct in 1949, Japan's short-tailed albatross has rebounded to roughly 11,000 birds on the volcanic island of Torishima. We trace how decoys and recorded calls lured the seabird to safer colonies, and how the method echoes Project Puffin in Maine.