Newly hatched Florida sea turtles are consuming dangerous quantities of floating plastic
- Written by David Duffy, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Disease Genomics, University of Florida
Deceased post-hatchling loggerhead sea turtle next to plastic pieces found in its stomach and intestines.Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, CC BY-NDPlastic pollution has been found in practically every environment on the planet, with especially severe effects on ocean life. Plastic waste harms marine life in many ways – most notably, when animals...
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