Community events Overview of the Birds Meet: World Albatross Day 2025
Come celebrate World Albatross Day with Dr. Yuna Kim, Birdlife Australia Seabird Coordinator. Albatrosses are among the most remarkable seabirds on the planet, known for their vast movements across the world’s oceans. And did you know Australia has its very own albatross species – the Shy Albatross?
Sadly, Shy Albatross and other seabirds are threatened by H5 bird flu, and as the theme of World Albatross Day 2025 is Confronting the Silent Threat of Disease, Tanya Loos, BirdLife Australia’s Avian Influenza Response Coordinator will also present to discuss this looming threat, and how we can help conserve these long-lived and simply beautiful birds.
About the presenters
Dr. Yuna Kim
Dr. Yuna Kim is a seabird ecologist with over 14 years of experience working on Gould’s Petrel and other threatened seabirds across Australasia and Antarctica. She previously worked with the BirdLife International Marine Programme, tackling seabird bycatch to help protect marine habitats.
Yuna currently leads national seabird conservation projects at BirdLife Australia and serves as the East Asian–Australasian Flyway liaison officer for the Australasian Seabird Group, a special interest group of BirdLife Australia.
Tanya Loos
Tanya Loos is BirdLife Australia’s Avian Influenza Response Coordinator. Tanya has been a member of BirdLife Australia for decades, and is involved with her local BirdLife branches in Victoria – Ballarat and Castlemaine. Tanya is a science communicator and biodiversity projects coordinator – and is passionate about working with diverse stakeholders for wildlife (especially bird!) health.
Webinar details:
Date: Thursday 19 June 2025
Time: 7pm-8pm AEST
How to join: A link to join the webinar will be emailed separately.
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