Seabird nests built with plastic waste off the coast of Germany: Photo of the week

Mongabay
Mar 25, 2026, 5:49 am264 ptsTop
The northern gannet, a seabird that lives across the northern Atlantic Ocean, typically builds its nests from seaweed and other aquatic plants. But more recently, its nests have started to include plastic material fished from the ocean. Martin Brogger, a researcher at Argentina’s Institute of Marine Organisms…

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