The northern royal albatross quietly glided into Dunedin NZ last week, so the date has been set to ring the bells to celebrate their return - Tuesday 24th September at 1pm NZST. Don't have a bell but still keen to be involved wherever you are in the world? Play this video on full volume, featuring bell sounds from #dunedinnz churches and cathedrals. Read more about the Ringing of the Bells tradition: www.dunedinnz.com/insiders/bells-ring-in-return-of-albatross The Royal Albatross Centre Departme

This is the first-ever World Albatross Day, and we’re highlighting DOC’s high-tech research to better understand and protect threatened Salvin’s albatross. But studying them isn’t easy… Read the full blog post here: https://bit.ly/2YLRN77 This animation shows the satellite transmitter data from 5 Salvin’s albatross as they left the Bounty Islands and headed north to New Zealand then crossed the Pacific Ocean to South America. | Department of Conservation

The bonds between albatrosses can last decades, and every year they return to this colony. | National Geographic