Archive for the ‘Killer Plastic’ Category
This is part one in our series answering the much asked question of why we don’t drink bottled water when travelling. I am lucky enough to live in a country that supplies clean drinkable tap water so obviously I don’t need to buy bottled water there. However we spend a lot of time in countries [...]
We all know that animals are dying daily from accidentally ingesting plastic – everything from camels to elephants, birds to whales and more are being killed … and the problem just got a whole lot worse. Micro bits of plastic may be killing teeny, tiny beasties. Traditional plastics degrade rather then biodegrade, which means they [...]
The grass verges of Kompot, Cambodia, are littered with plastic including chunks of polystyrene – that styrofoam to you Yanks. Chickens it seems love to eat polystyrene “Come on Pam” I hear you say “I know chickens are dumb but polystyrene?” Hey – I saw them with my own eyes. And I had my camera. [...]
Plastic has been implicated in the murder and crippling of these species and many more… Turtle deformed by plastic Fulmer Seabirds Cows Cuviers Beaked Whale Camels Albatross Elephants Minke Whale Leather back turtles Green turtle (Uchida. 1990; Balazs 1985; Meylan 1978) Loggerhead turtle (Plotkin and Amos 1990; Bjorndal and Bolten. 1994) Hawksbill turtle (Teas [...]
DUBAI (AlArabiya.net) Hundreds of camels die each year from ingesting plastic bags left behind in the desert, the UAE’s top veterinarian said, calling on people to stop polluting the environment, press reports said on Thursday. “Every day we have a camel that has died in a camel camp. One in every two camels dies from [...]
Leatherback sea turtle, South America, French Guiana Originally uploaded by ~Steph~ Get your self a reusable shopping bag … Turtles. particularly leatherback turtles; the most commonly seen turtles in UK waters. are especially at risk from plastic bag ingestion. as these bags. especially white or clear shopping bags closely resemble jellyfish. their primary prey. when [...]
Cuviers Beaked Whale (2) Originally uploaded by Dennis@Stromness The Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust took various skin and blubber samples and removed the stomach for further study by the Scottish Agricultural College. On initial removal it was found that the entrance to the stomach was completely blocked with a cylinder of tightly packed shredded black [...]
In April 2002 a dead Minke whale washed up on the Normandy coast. An investigation found its stomach contained 800g of plastic bags and packaging including two English supermarket plastic bags (GECC. 2002). Why not take your own bag shopping and let the whales live — just a thought. Reduce your pastic waste – find [...]
Wild life vet Jerry Haigh writes “Meanwhile three elephants in Chobe National Park died after eating trash from the Chobe landfill.” A senior Wildlife Biologist, Mr Keagapetse Mosugelo said the elephants died as a result of plastics they ate in the landfill. “The situation at the landfill is not good for animals,” he said, adding [...]
Green Sea Turtle Originally uploaded by Sas & Rikske Cute turtle innit? Visit adopt a beach and check out the following reports….“Plastic bags have been found in stomachs of the following marine species. several of which are classified as endangered*: *Green turtle (Uchida. 1990; Balazs 1985; Meylan 1978) *Loggerhead turtle (Plotkin and Amos 1990; Bjorndal [...]
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