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Bangladesh bans single-use plastic in world's largest mangrove

Bangladesh bans single-use plastic in world’s largest mangrove

Bangladesh has imposed a single-use plastic ban in the Sundarban Reserve Forest (SRF), the largest mangrove forest in the world.
Microplastic pollution can harm the gut health of seabirds

Microplastic pollution can harm the gut health of seabirds

Microplastic pollution can harm the gut health of wild seabirds, a new study published on Monday in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution found.
Shetland seals at risk from chemical and plastic pollution

Shetland seals at risk from chemical and plastic pollution

A sanctuary on the Scottish island of Shetland is fighting to save hundreds of seals as pollution takes its toll on the animals' population.
170 trillion pieces of plastic on sea surface

170 trillion pieces of plastic on sea surface

Plastic pollution in the sea has reached unprecedented levels, with an estimated 170 trillion pieces of plastic on the ocean surface. 
French artist turns plastic waste into floral art

French artist turns plastic waste into floral art

French artist William Amor turns plastic waste from the streets of Paris or washed off on France's beaches into beautiful flowers.
Sri Lanka to ban single-use plastics to save elephants

Sri Lanka to ban single-use plastic to save elephants

Single-use plastic products will be banned in Sri Lanka to protect wild elephants who die eating the waste, the government said Tuesday.
Blue whales eat 10 million pieces of microplastic a day

Blue whales eat 10 million pieces of microplastic a day, new study

Blue whales consume 10 million pieces of microplastic daily, a new study found. Tiny pieces of plastic have been discovered everywhere.
Baby sea turtle walks on sand, animal news

Baby sea turtle poops plastic for six days after being rescued

A green baby sea turtle found on a Sydney beach in Australia pooped plastic for six days after his rescue. "Unfortunately, the debris within...
Head of bird with plastic around it, animal news

Thailand bans single-use plastics in national parks

Thailand on Wednesday banned single-use plastics and styrofoam packaging from national parks to save its wildlife.
Plastic bottles in nature, animal news

Dutch university finds plastic particles in human blood

Scientists at a university in the Netherlands have found traces of microplastic in human blood.
Two sea urchins next to each other, animal news

Brazilian biologists find microplastics in sea urchins

Marine biologists in Rio de Janeiro found that the impact of plastic pollution is far worse than they thought.
Young green sea turtle, photo: CMP1975 via Canva

Green sea turtle rescued in Argentina with stomach full of plastic

The poop of a young green sea turtle rescued from a fishing net off the coast of Argentina contained more than a dozen pieces of plastic.
Black bear, photo: Geoff Brooks on Unsplash

Female bear rescued from plastic container on her head

A bear had her head stuck in a plastic container for nearly a month. She was rescued by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
A turtle with fake green and white legs

Sea turtles injured from fishing gear and plastic in rehab in Ecuador

Most sea turtles rescued by a rehabilitation center in Ecuador have trash or fish hooks in their intestines.
Turtle swimming in dirt in Brazil, photo: still video Reuters

Dead sea turtle found wrapped in plastic bag in Rio de Janeiro

A dead sea turtle with a plastic bag wrapped around his neck was found floating off Guanabara's bay in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

Pregnant cow died with 71kg of plastic waste in her stomach in India

Indian veterinarians have taken out 71 kilograms (156.5 pounds) of garbage from the stomach of a pregnant cow. Both the mother and her baby died. "In...
Wild elephants at a garbage landfill in Sri Lanka, photo: Reuters/Stringer

Hungry elephants are eating plastic at garbage dumps in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is digging ditches and putting up electric fences around open garbage dumps to stop elephants from eating plastic trash.
Two black-capped lories, photo: Reuters/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Indonesian police find 64 smuggled parrots stuffed in plastic bottles

Indonesian police found more than 60 parrots stuffed into plastic water bottles on a ship docked in the Papua region.
A baby sea turtle and balloon, photo: Dr. Blair Witherington / Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Baby turtles eating plastic from the moment they’re born, study finds

A dead manatee in Florida had swallowed so many plastic bags they formed a cantaloupe-sized ball in his stomach.
Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, photo: Elion Jashari on Unsplash

Egypt, Italy and Turkey dump most plastic in Mediterranean Sea

230,000 tonnes of plastic is dumped into the Mediterranean Sea every year. Egypt, Italy and Turkey release the most plastic into the sea.