How much plastic does it take to kill a turtle? Typically just 14 pieces
- Written by Britta Denise Hardesty, Principal Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship, CSIRO
Plastic bags, balloons, and rope fragments were among more than 100 pieces of plastic in the gut of a single turtle.Qamar Schuyler, Author provided
We know there is a lot of plastic in the ocean, and that turtles (and other endangered species) are eating it. It is not uncommon to find stranded dead turtles with guts full of plastic.
But we...
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