The strange invader, known as a northern gannet, was seen on The Rock carrying on as if it belonged, but naturalists knew better. The sleek white seabird, a native of the Atlantic Ocean ...

And melted gannet fat was once used for everything from gout balm to wagon-wheel grease. Today, with few natural enemies and abundant food sources, the northern gannet seems primed to thrive.

The tips of their wings are black. The plumage of these seabirds transforms when they are five years old. Prior to that, juvenile Northern Gannets are wholly grey-brown with white spotting. Main prey: ...

Several scientists, including Lamb, suggested that toxins released from an algal bloom could be poisoning the northern gannet, explaining the sudden die off. Results from a necropsy of one gannet ...

Alongside the island's massive northern gannet colony, birdwatchers can also witness more than 200 other species of amazing sea birds, including razorbills, cormorants, and black-legged kittiwakes.

The Nova Scotia Nature Trust is hoping to bring the northern gannet back to a small Bay of Fundy island named for the seabird. The conservation organization says it has added Gannet Rock to its ...

Richardson said the situation is worrisome. "The problem is that the Northern gannet is a colonial species," he said, "They live all together on the Bonaventure Island near Gaspé ...

The rock is home to the world's largest northern gannet colony - an estimated 75,300 breeding pairs. Dr Ewan Wakefield, from the university's Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and ...