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First Place
Rick Loomis The Los Angeles Times
"Altered Oceans"
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A dead juvenile albatross rests in the sands of
Midway Atoll where each year as many as 200,000 chicks - about 40% of the
total on this island - die before they get a chance to take flight. Chicks
are often inadvertantly fed plasitic bits by their parents which is likely to
contribute to their deaths. More than 2 million birds nest on Midway Atoll's
cluster of islands every year.
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