A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest piece of plastic debris reported ingested by the species, researchers said.
Officials have announced a young sea turtle's cause of ... of one truckload of plastic enters the sea" every single minute. Larger pieces are an obvious choking hazard to marine life.
On a boat off Costa Rica, a biologist uses pliers from a Swiss army knife to try to extract a plastic straw from a sea turtle’s nostril. The turtle writhes in agony, bleeding profusely.
MUROTO, Kochi Prefecture--An endangered leatherback sea turtle found dead in a fishing net in local waters here in June had swallowed two plastic bags, an autopsy of its stomach contents showed.
Severe plastic pollution is poisoning ... alleviate the pollution choking the river and provide a chance for aquatic species like Sher Mahi and turtles to recover. The plight of the Kabul River ...
At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the sea by 2050. Plastics pollution has a direct and deadly effect on wildlife. Thousands of seabirds and sea turtles, seals and other ...
Trump says he and Putin have agreed to begin 'negotiations' on ending Ukraine war ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity, Sea Turtle Oversight Protection and Turtle Island Restoration Network filed a notice today of their intent to sue the federal government for ...