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After leaving Australia, Dampier and his men reached the western coast of New Guinea on New Year’s Day 1700. There Dampier observed birds that he had never seen before, like the “stately land-fowl” shown here.
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New Guinea Birds

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Emperor penguins are the largest of the penguin species and can grow to be 100 pounds.
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Emperor Penguins on the Ice

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400 to 1,000 year old bones from an endangered seabird, the Hawaiian petrel. Bones such as these provide a window into the lives of seabirds before and after human arrival in the open ocean environments of the North Pacific.
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Petrel Bones Help Us Understand History

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Magellanic penguin parents typically lay two eggs under a bush or in a burrow, taking turns swimming out to sea to catch food for their chicks.
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Magellanic Penguin Parent and Chick

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Two Adélie penguins face each other while lying on ice.
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Adélie Penguins Face Off

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An 'austral' or southern breeder, Great Shearwaters (Ardenna gravis) migrate from breeding islands far to the south in the Atlantic before traveling to the Northern Atlantic to feed.
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12,000 Miles to Go: Migrating with Shearwaters

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A polar bear and its cub in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
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Celebrating Marine Moms

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An albatross soars over the ocean.
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Is It Love? Why Some Ocean Animals (Sort Of) Mate For Life

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Human activity is increasing in the Arctic marine environment due to climate change. To help the most vulnerable areas, the Global Marine Program of IUCN, along with partners, is convening a series of workshops aimed at enhancing ecosystem-based management and identifying biologically or ecologically important or vulnerable habitats. Burgerbukta, a bay in Svalbard, Norway, is being managed for ecosystem protection.
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The Sant Ocean Hall: Life at the Poles Exhibit

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Wandering albatross soars over the ocean
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Saving Albatross Lives with Bird Scaring Lines

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With their brown and yellow markings, seaside sparrows (Ammodramus maritimus) blend in well with marshgrass.
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Beyond the Sea: How Oil Spills in the Ocean Affect Birds On Land

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A Hawaiian petrel in flight
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4,000 Years of Marine History through the Eyes of a Seabird

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