Man strives to save albatrosses on S. Pacific isle

Man strives to save albatrosses on S. Pacific isle

TOKYO, Japan - Koji Nitta, an Environment Ministry official, speaks about his work protecting albatrosses on Tori-shima (literally Bird Island), an uninhabited Japanese island in the Pacific Ocean, in this file photo taken on Nov. 17, 2014. The big seabirds are listed as an endangered species.

Japan, U.S. to study ecology of short-tailed albatross

Japan, U.S. to study ecology of short-tailed albatross

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo taken in March 2000 on Torishima Island, south of Tokyo, shows short-tailed albatrosses, one of three North Pacific species listed as endangered under the World Conservation Union. U.S. officials said May 1 Japan and the United States will research the ecology of the bird to determine what makes an ideal albatross habitat.

Man strives to save albatrosses on S. Pacific isle

Man strives to save albatrosses on S. Pacific isle

TOKYO, Japan - Koji Nitta, an Environment Ministry official, speaks about his work protecting albatrosses on Tori-shima (literally Bird Island), an uninhabited Japanese island in the Pacific Ocean, in this file photo taken on Nov. 17, 2014. The big seabirds are listed as an endangered species. (Kyodo)

Japan, U.S. to study ecology of short-tailed albatross

Japan, U.S. to study ecology of short-tailed albatross

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo taken in March 2000 on Torishima Island, south of Tokyo, shows short-tailed albatrosses, one of three North Pacific species listed as endangered under the World Conservation Union. U.S. officials said May 1 Japan and the United States will research the ecology of the bird to determine what makes an ideal albatross habitat.