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Albatrosses counted from space (1 Viewer)

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Using the highest-resolution satellite images available, scientists have started counting individual birds from space to gauge the numbers of Northern Royal albatrosses.

The audit, led by experts at the British Antarctic Survey, represents the first time any species on Earth has had its entire global population assessed from orbit.

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