Albatross - Elusive Mariners of the Southern Ocean

Albatross - Elusive Mariners of the Southern Ocean by Terauds and Stewart tells the life histories of each of the five species of Albatross that breed in Australian waters, describes their breeding islands and outlines the efforts being made to preserve them.

The book covers the history of human involvement in Bass Straight and the Southern Ocean the impact it has had on feral animals. Illustrated with the author's beautiful and intimate photographs of the birds, together with historic illustrations from publications such as Gould's The Birds of Australia and others created specifically for this book, Albatross is for all lovers of natural history, conservationists, students and researchers.175pages HB $29.95

Email Boat Books Australia for a copy. Or phone Sydney 61 2 9439 1133, Melbourne 61 3 9525 3444 or Brisbane 61 7 3229 6427.