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title: "A Laysan Albatross rescued by the Honolulu Police gets released at sea"
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# A Laysan Albatross rescued by the Honolulu Police gets released at sea

 ![Hawaii Wildlife Center 1](https://acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/L/Laysan/Hawaii_Wildlife_Center_1.jpg)

 *Taking a dip. The rescued Laysan Albatross at the* *Hawaii Wildlife Center*

 A Laysan Albatross or Mōlī *Phoebastria immutabilis* (globally [Near Threatened](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/laysan-albatross-phoebastria-immutabilis)) was collected from a road in the [Mokuleia Beach Park](https://www.to-hawaii.com/oahu/beaches/mokuleiabeachpark.php) on the Hawaiian island of Oahu in late March by officers of the [Honolulu Police Department](https://www.honolulupd.org/) with an injured wing.  The team at the [Feather and Fur Animal Hospital](https://www.featherandfur.com/) in Kailua on Oahu stitched up the wound and stabilized the bird for transport by air to the Hawaii Wildlife Center ([HWC](http://www.hawaiiwildlifecenter.org/)) on the ‘big island’ of Hawaii.  Following a period in care and banding the albatross was released by HWC staff with the help of [Kohala Divers](https://www.facebook.com/KohalaDiversLtd/), who shuttled the patient out to the release spot (watch a [video](https://www.facebook.com/hawaiiwildlifecenter/videos/582191826508783) of the release).

 ![Hawaii Wildlife Center 2](https://acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/L/Laysan/Hawaii_Wildlife_Center_2.jpg)

 *"Somewhere over the rainbow Mōlīs moooo, sending Aloha Friday good vibes, from HWC to youuuu" (Hawaii Wildlife Center)*

 With thanks to Linda Elliott and Rae Okawa, Hawaii Wildlife Center.

 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 27 April 2021*