Whale's Tragic Death by Plastic Bags a Reminder of a Global Crisis

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By Lorraine ChowJun 4, 2018, 12:34 pm159 pts
A pilot whale died in southern Thailand last week after swallowing 17 pounds of plastic waste, despite a five-day effort to save the animal's life. A necropsy revealed that the plastic debris, which included 80 plastic bags , clogged the whale's stomach, Reuters reported. The whale was found in critical…

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