'WADWEEK' No. 2. ACAP releases a Species Infographic for the Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross to mark World Albatross Day on 19 June

The latest ACAP Species Infographic, the 20th to be produced in the 31-species series, is for the Endangered Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche carteri.  It has been chosen as one of two “feature species”, along with the Endangered Amsterdam Albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis, for this year’s World Albatross Day on 19 June, with its theme of “Effects of Disease”.  As for all previous infographics it is also being produced in the official ACAP languages of French and Spanish.

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 20 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 next ACAP Species Infographic to be produced, the 21st in the series, will be for the Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus, sponsored by the Australian Antarctic Division.

With thanks to the Norwegian Environment Agency for part-sponsoring the infographic and to Pep Arcos and Karine Delord for their continued help editing Spanish and French translations, respectively.

John Cooper, Emeritus Information Officer, Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, 14 June 2025