Waterfowl

Albatrosses are endangered due to the high rate of by-catch (accidental catch by commercial fishermen) particularly with longline fishing gear in which by-catch rates can be as high as 1 bird per 10 hooks. This combined with their long life and slow maturity leads to 19 out of the 21 species being listed as endangered

Ducklings are not born, they are hatched. Yes, they can see after they hatch.

The deer population in this country is at an unsafe level and they are be used as a food source by many people. Others enjoy game foul as well. What is your position on responsible hunting of these animals as a food source? Endangered animals hunting for profit and blatant killing is not responsible. Before I can support this charity, I need to know this answer.

Apart from spraying the oil to disperse it, you cannot. In Europe, the large conservation/wildlife rescue organisations now realise that little can be done and would not mount any rescue efforts in the event of a spill. Anything humanly possible would be insignificant.

The Cormorants Sub Phylum is the vertebra.

That's easy! It's the blue whale. I frogot how big it is though, srry.

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You have to be careful. Ducklings from the same clutch will not accept a duckling from another clutch, no matter what age. They will harass and peck it to death.

Herons are a family of wading birds, including 59 species worldwide. Usually found around water, where they feed on fish, frogs, and other small creatures.

It is the family of duck-like waterfowl

The short-tailed Albatross finds food on two islands: Torishima and Minami-kojima in the Senkaku Islands. They travel during non-breeding season across the North Pacific, with the males and juveniles in the Bering Sea and the females off Japan and eastern Russia's coast. They feed mainly on squid. They will also follow ships for their discarded offals. Offal is the culinary term for entrails and internal organs that does not include muscles or bones.

Seagulls typically fly out to sea for food, and their distance can vary widely depending on the species and availability of resources. Generally, they may venture several miles offshore, but many stay within a few hundred yards of the coastline. Some species, like the Western gull, are known to fly up to 20 miles out in search of food. However, they usually return to land for nesting and resting.

Bluegill is a species of fresh water fish where you can find in acquarium stores. Bluegills play an important role in lake or pond management to keep insect population low. Where bluegill protect themselves by mingling with large number of fishes. Actually they are easily caught by fishermen because bluegill eat small insects which are sufficient to their mouth.

No modern bird has teeth. However, some birds such as geese have serrations on the edges of their bills which are sort-of tooth-like. The serrations to help them whilst feeding on grass.

Cormorants and Anhingas do not have the natural oils like ducks do that repel water. Therefore, they can get waterlogged so they spread their wings to dry them afer swimming.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatross_(metaphor)

The symbolism used in the Coleridge poem is its highlight. For example: Ah ! well a-day ! what evil looks

Had I from old and young !

Instead of the cross, the Albatross

About my neck was hung.

Whooping Cranes are not extinct, but almost were. If we haven't looked at the situation the way we did the whooping crane would probally be extinct by now. There are about 500 whooping cranes left in the North America (they only live in North America).