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Recently, the First Asian sighting of the Light-mantled Albatross was recorded from Rameswaram Island, Tamil Nadu.
Key Points:
About Light-mantled Albatross:
- Species is native to the Antarctic seas.
- Researchers looking for more insights into this surprising transcontinental tour of the Antarctic seabird.
- According to an estimate in 1998, it has a population of 21, 600 breeding pairs worldwide.
- Protection Status: Listed as a ‘near threatened’ species by the ICUN
- Reasons:
- A change in atmospheric pressure
- Changes in the wind pattern caused by global warming are bringing strange birds to this region
- Due to increase in atmospheric temperature.
