ACAP releases a Species Infographic for the Amsterdam Albatross, the 19th in the series

The latest ACAP Species Infographic, the 19th to be produced in the 31-species series, is for the Endangered Amsterdam Albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis.  Along with the equally Endangered Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche carteri it has been chosen as one of the “feature species” for this year’s World Albatross Day on 19 June, with its theme of “Effects of Disease”

“Connection”, watercolour of three Amsterdam Albatrosses by Flavia Barreto of Artists & Biologists Unite for Nature for ABUN Project 49, after a photograph by Dominique Filippi

As for all previous infographics it is also being produced in the official ACAP languages of French and Spanish. These versions will be released soon.

Amsterdam Albatrosses interact in France’s Amsterdam Island in the southern Indian Ocean, photograph by Dominique Filippi

The ACAP Species Infographic series has been designed to help inform the public, including school learners, of the threats faced by albatrosses and petrels and what is being and can be done to combat them.  They serve to complement the more detailed and referenced ACAP Species Assessments, the concise and illustrated ACAP Species Summaries and the ACAP Photo Essay series.  English and Portuguese language versions of the infographics produced to date are available to download here.  French and Spanish versions can be found in their respective language menus for the website under Infographies sur les espèces and Infographía sobres las especies.

The 19 infographics produced to date may be freely downloaded at a high resolution to allow for printing professionally in two poster sizes (approximately A2 and A3). .Please note they are only being made available for personal use or when engaging in activities that will aid in drawing attention to the conservation crisis faced by the world’s albatrosses and petrels – when ACAP will be pleased to receive a mention.  They should not be used for personal gain.

The ACAP Species Infographics are being created by Thai illustrator Namasri ‘Namo’ Niumim from Bangkok.  Namo is a graduate of the School of Architecture and Design, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Design.

The ACAP Species Infographic for the Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross is now in production.

With grateful thanks to Pep Arcos and Karine Delord for their help editing Spanish and French translations, respectively.

John Cooper, Emeritus Information Officer, Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, 28 April 2025