Watch: Endangered young albatross takes to the skies for the first time

A vulnerable young albatross at the heart of a special breeding programme in New Zealand has taken flight for the first time. Bird lovers have been following the youngster’s progress via a popular webcam installed near Dunedin, in the south of the country. The Northern Royal Albatross "is listed as an endangered species":http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/southern-royal-albatross-diomedea-epomophora because ‘low habitat quality’ has led to a ‘rapid decline’ in its numbers. The bre… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2017/09/28/watch-endangered-young-albatross-takes-to-the-skies-for-the-first-time What are the top stories today? Click to watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyY1udCyYqBeDOz400FlseNGNqReKkFd euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=euronews euronews is available in 13 languages: https://www.youtube.com/user/euronewsnetwork/channels In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/euronews Twitter: http://twitter.com/euronews Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews