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Black-footed albatross flying along the beach at Midway Atoll. Photo credit: Eric VanderWerf
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Black-footed albatross chick. Photo credit: Eric VanderWerf
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The translocation took a lot of planning. Here, biologists assess possible translocation sites on a map. Photo credit: Lindsay Young/Pacific Rim Conservation
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Biologists carefully removed each chick from the nest, gently placing them in their carriers. Photo credit: Lindsay Young/Pacific Rim Conservation
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Biologists carefully removed each chick from the nest, gently placing them in their carriers. Photo credit: Lindsay Young/Pacific Rim Conservation
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The chicks, safe in their carrier for the flight to Oahu. Photo credit: Lindsay Young/Pacific Rim Conservation
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Once loaded in the carriers, chicks were carefully transported by biologists. Photo credit: Lindsay Young/Pacific Rim Conservation
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Biologists hand-carry the chicks from to be transported to the waiting plane to Oahu. Photo credit: Lindsay Young/Pacific Rim Conservation
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Biologists carefully weighed each chick and fed them before they boarded the plane to their new home. Photo credit: Lindsay Young/Pacific Rim Conservation
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Chicks in their carriers, waiting for their flight. Photo credit: Lindsay Young/Pacific Rim Conservation
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USFWS staff carefully load the chicks in their transport to the plane. Photo credit: Lindsay Young/Pacific Rim Conservation
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Biologists hand-carry the chicks on board their flight to Oahu. Photo credit: Lindsay Young/Pacific Rim Conservation
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The chicks were hand-carried onto the plane for their ride to their new home. Photo credit: Lindsay Young/Pacific Rim Conservation
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The new albatross were blessed upon arrival at James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge. Photo credit: Photo credit: Eric VanderWerf
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The chicks safe at their new home at James Cammpbell National Wildlife Refuge. Photo credit: Lindsay Young/Pacific Rim Conservation
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Albatross in the new colony at James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge. Photo credit: Lindsay Young/Pacific Rim Conservation
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Black-footed albatross practice their courtship rituals. Photo credit: Eric VanderWerf/Pacific Rim Conservation
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Black-footed albatross practicing their courting at Midway Atoll. Photo credit: Eric VanderWerf
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Albatross flying on beach. Photo credit: Eric VanderWerf