Dead whale washed up in Philippines had 40kg of plastic bags in its stomach

[nitpicker]

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/18/dead-whale-washed-up-in-philippines-had-40kg-of-plastic-bags-in-its-stomach

Dead whale washed up in Philippines had 40kg of plastic bags in its stomach

Hannah Ellis-Petersen, south-east Asia correspondent

Mon 18 Mar 2019 05.27 GMT Last modified on Mon 18 Mar 2019 05.57 GMT .

Marine biologists and volunteers from the D’Bone Collector Museum in Davao City, in the Philippine island of Mindanao, were shocked to discover the brutal cause of death for the young curvier beaked whale, which washed ashore on Saturday.

In a damning statement on their Facebook page, the museum said they uncovered “40 kilos of plastic bags, including 16 rice sacks. 4 banana plantation style bags and multiple shopping bags” in the whale’s stomach after conducting an autopsy.

Images from the autopsy showed endless piles of rubbish being extracted from the inside of the animal, which was said to have died from “gastric shock” after ingesting all the plastic.

The D’ Bone Collector Museum biologists who conducted the autopsy said it was “the most plastic we have ever seen in a whale”.
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[B Stieg]

1. This is why I donate...

to 4Ocean, as they are actually trying to clean the plastic out of the Pacific Garbage Patch (and elsewhere).

[appalachiablue]

2. 40 kilos is 88+ lbs. Pollution goes on.. vy sad for all

[SunSeeker]

3. Horrific.