Environmental SOS: Rare birds crunch from bellies full of plastic

A Seabird Chick With 778 Pieces of Plastic in Its Body Shows How Bad Marine Pollution Has Gotten - Inside Climate News

A new analysis found that ingesting plastic can disrupt proteins that facilitate key functions in seabirds—the latest in a series of unsettling discoveries about marine plastic pollution.

These Birds Are So Stuffed With Plastic, You Can Hear Them Crunch

A dead baby bird—found with 778 pieces of plastic in its stomach—has shattered a grim 15-year record.

Some 580 kilometers from the east coast of Australia, is the island of Lord Howe, a territory that is inscribed on the World Heritage List of the United Nations and is known for its volcanic landscape and its numerous species of birds.However, beyond the natural beauty of this island that houses about 445 inhabitants, scientists have detected serious consequences for the fauna due to pollution.According to research findings, birds have ingested …

Environmental SOS: Rare birds crunch from bellies full of plastic

Birds on a remote Australian island are so full of plastic they crunch, British researchers report.

The birds on a distant Australian island are so full of plastic that they bite, British researchers report. They found plastic in the belly of chicks under 3 months old and a dead bird with 778 pieces of individual plastic packed in his belly "like a brick," according to environmentalist Alex Bond, curator [...]