Laysan albatross mate for life and carefully care for their young, as seen in this clip captured at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. 🤍 📸 💭: Ian Shive Photography #POTD #photooftheday #natureinfocus | Discovery

In the early 20th century, the Laysan duck nearly went extinct. Less than a dozen individuals were left on Laysan Island, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The dabbling duck made an impressive comeback, thanks to dedicated conservation efforts, and "there are now established koloa pōhaka populations on Midway and Kure atolls," per USFWS. This new brood was seen just last week. #Birds #Birding #Duck #Laysan #Wildlife #Conservation #Earth #Nature #Environment #Extinct #Endangered | En

This is real footage of a Laysan Rail, a flightless bird native to Hawaii, that went extinct in the 1940s | Historyinmemes

When Growler crew members went ashore for liberty on Midway Island, they were fascinated by the local Laysan Albatrosses, commonly called gooney birds. Elegant in flight, these seabirds are less coordinated on land. Growler crew were so charmed by their behaviors that they became an unofficial crew mascot. | Intrepid Museum

Iowa experts race to save one of the world’s few remaining cycloramas, which depicts the endangered bird haven Laysan Island in its heyday. Take a 360-degree virtual tour of the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History's Laysan Island Cyclorama and learn more about the fascinating story behind the exhibit: https://magazine.foriowa.org/story.php?ed=true&storyid=2194 | University of Iowa Alumni