All over the world, beautiful birds are dying everyday due to human little and waste. In the one minute you read this article, five albatrosses will die because of us. By the time of 2012, we could be faced with the fact that the race of the albatrosses could be as low as 100 at the most.
It's not just humans that are the problem - long line fishing is also a culprit of albatross deaths. Fish trapped in nets are visible from the air, so birds fly down in an attempt to feed. By doing this, they get caught and are dragged under the water - this way they drown. By sending in your postal stamps, you can raise enough money to prevent this from happening.
Sixty pounds is enough to buy an 'Albatross Kit', which contains flags on ribbons used on the boat to scare the albatrosses away, and a pack of blue die to die the fish and bait blue - this makes them invisible from the air.
If you have any stamps (not collectibles), please bring them in to main reception at Greendown and ask for the 'stamps for the Albatross fund'.
By Amy Biggs and Luke Joynson
Year 7
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