Women should get at least 400 milligrams (mg) of magnesium a day, and men should get at least 333 mg a day. Current studies show that the average intake of Americans is less than 300 mg.
This article is about the bird family. For other uses, see Albatross (disambiguation). Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds allied to the procellariids, storm petrels and diving petrels in the order Procellariiformes (the tubenoses). They range widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific.
Conservation efforts: The islands where the wandering albatross nests are thoroughly protected as nature reserves and in one case as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Improved long-line fishing regulations have dramatically reduced by-catch of these beautiful animals and more measures are being developed.tatus: Vulnerable. Known as: Wandering Albatross, White-winged albatross, snowy albatross. Estimated numbers left in the wild: 20,000 adults. Fun fact: Wandering albatrosses can eat to such excess at times that they are unable to fly and have to rest helplessly on the water.