Conservation Act 1999 from "Vulnerable" to "Endangered", with the bird facing the main threats from climate change and fisheries (as bycatch victims, either caught in trawling nets, or on hooks in the longline fishing industry), as well as disease and competition with other seabirds. The change in status is not considered to be due to poor management. Listings under state and territory legislation were mostly still "vulnerable" at this time. The bird can only be monitored on Albatross Island, as the other two islands are inaccessible, but there are thought to be 15,000 pairs of shy albatross left. Footnotes References Alsop III, Fred J.(2001). Smithsonian Birds of North America. Dorling Kindersley Woods, R. & Gales, R. (2008), in litt. External links Shy Albatross - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. shy albatross Birds of South Australia Birds of Tasmania Birds of Victoria (Australia) Birds of Western Australia Birds of the Indian Ocean shy albatross shy albatross